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Endometrial and ovarian cancer in women with Lynch syndrome: update in screening and prevention.

Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2013

Lu Karen H, Daniels Molly

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Women with Lynch syndrome have an additional need to address the substantial increased lifetime risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer. Endometrial or ovarian cancer can be the presenting cancer in individuals with Lynch syndrome, or can be a second cancer. Lifetime risk of endometrial cancer in women with MLH1 or MSH2 mutations is approximately 40 %, with a median age of 49. Women with MSH6 mutations have a...

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PMID: 23765559
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-013-9664-5
PMCID: PMC3820416

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MLH1
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MSH6

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