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Prediction of Lynch syndrome in consecutive patients with colorectal cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 4 Mar 2009
Green Roger C, Parfrey Patrick S, Woods Michael O, Younghusband H Banfield
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Lynch syndrome is caused by inherited mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes (primarily MSH2, MLH1, MSH6, and PMS2) and is one of the most prevalent inherited cancer syndromes. Several models have been developed to predict the occurrence of Lynch syndrome in high-risk patients and families, but it is not known how these models compare with one another or how they perform for colorectal cancer patients...
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