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Lynch syndrome: the patients' perspective.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2013
Seppen Jurgen, Bruzzone Linda
Abstract excerpt
People with Lynch syndrome have a high lifetime risk for the development of colorectal, endometrial and several other types of cancer. Lynch syndrome is caused by germline mutations in genes encoding DNA mismatch repair proteins. In this review, issues that concern Lynch patients are highlighted from the patients' perspective. Both authors are affected by Lynch syndrome and are active in Lynch patient...
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