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[Tumour examination to detect hereditary colorectal cancer].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2012
Hoogerbrugge Nicoline, Hermens Rosella P, Nagengast Fokko M, Overbeek Lucy I H, van Krieken Han J M, Ligtenberg Marjolijn J L
Abstract excerpt
Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary intestinal cancer, with a 30-70% risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). Prevention of CRC by colonoscopy in family members with Lynch syndrome is highly effective; therefore, it is important to trace as many people with this syndrome as possible. Criteria have been developed in the Netherlands to increase detection of hereditary colorectal cancer in a practically...
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