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Risk of pancreatic cancer in families with Lynch syndrome.
JAMA - 28 Oct 2009
Kastrinos Fay, Mukherjee Bhramar, Tayob Nabihah, Wang Fei, Sparr Jennifer, Raymond Victoria M, Bandipalliam Prathap, Stoffel Elena M, Gruber Stephen B, Syngal Sapna
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Lynch syndrome is an inherited cause of colorectal cancer caused by mutations of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. A number of extracolonic tumors have been associated with the disorder, including pancreatic cancer; however, the risk of pancreatic cancer in Lynch syndrome is uncertain and...
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