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Immunohistochemistry to detect hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in young patients: the 7-year Auckland experience.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 May 2011
Wright Deborah M, Arnold Julie L, Parry Bryan, Hulme-Moir Michael, Winship Ingrid M, Parry Susan
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BACKGROUND: In accordance with the Bethesda Guidelines, Auckland's metropolitan hospitals routinely perform immunohistochemistry for mismatch repair proteins on the tumor specimens of all patients with colorectal cancer aged 50 years and younger. When loss of expression is evident, patients are offered genetic counseling and gene mutation analysis. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the completeness of...
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