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[Detection of hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)].
Journal de chirurgie - 1 Dec 2003
Guimbaud R, Selves J
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colon Cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch's Syndrome remains an underappreciated clinical entity-perhaps due to the restrictiveness of the diagnostic criteria. Even though HNPCC makes up only a small fraction (2-3%) of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) compared with sporadic CRC, it is important to make the diagnosis to allow for targeted management of the patients and their kindreds and thus to reduce...
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