Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer patients.

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Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, is the most common form of hereditary colorectal cancer. It is characterized by early onset of colorectal cancer and other extracolonic-associated malignancies. This disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern and is due to a mutation in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes. Although clinical and molecular understanding of the...

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