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Underutilization of Lynch syndrome screening in a multisite study of patients with colorectal cancer.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Dec 2013
Cross Deanna S, Rahm Alanna Kulchak, Kauffman Tia L, Webster Jennifer, Le Anh Quynh, Spencer Feigelson Heather, Alexander Gwen, Meier Paul, Onitilo Adedayo A, Pawloski Pamala A, Williams Andrew E, Honda Stacey, Daida Yeehwa, McCarty Catherine A, Goddard Katrina A B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine Lynch syndrome screening of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in integrated health-care-delivery organizations. METHODS: We determined the availability of Lynch syndrome screening criteria and actual Lynch syndrome screening in the medical records of 1,188 patients diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer between 2004 and 2009 at seven institutions in the...
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