Clinical implications of molecular diagnosis in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.

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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a hereditary cancer predisposition accounting for approximately 1%-5% of all colorectal cancers. Clinical management of HNPCC families is most challenging due to the following factors: (1) reduced penetrance of approximately 80%; (2) predisposition to cancer of the colorectum but also of the endometrium, urinary tract and small bowel; (3) broad inter- and...

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