Article
[HNPCC syndrome (hereditary non polyposis colon cancer): identification and management].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Feb 2005
Olschwang S, Bonaïti C, Feingold J, Frébourg T, Grandjouan S, Lasset C, Laurent-Puig P, Lecuru F, Millat B, Sobol H, Thomas G, Eisinger F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) syndrome is an inherited condition defined by clinical and genealogical information, known as Amsterdam criteria. In about 70% of cases, HNPCC syndrome is caused by germline mutations in MMR genes, leading to microsatellite instability of tumor DNA (MSI phenotype). Patients affected by the disease are at high risk for colorectal and endometrial...
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