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Evaluating Lynch syndrome in very early onset colorectal cancer probands without apparent polyposis.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2010
Jasperson Kory W, Vu Thuy M, Schwab Angela L, Neklason Deborah W, Rodriguez-Bigas Miguel A, Burt Randall W, Weitzel Jeffrey N
Abstract excerpt
To characterize the frequency of germline mutations associated with Lynch syndrome and review the potential expanded differential diagnoses in very early onset colorectal cancer (CRC) cases without apparent polyposis. Retrospectively reviewed medical records of 96 probands with CRC diagnosed prior to age 36 from three cancer centers. Determined the frequency of germline mutations in probands meeting different...
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