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Short-term risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with lynch syndrome: a meta-analysis.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Feb 2015
Jenkins Mark A, Dowty James G, Ait Ouakrim Driss, Mathews John D, Hopper John L, Drouet Youenn, Lasset Christine, Bonadona Valérie, Win Aung Ko
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PURPOSE: For carriers of germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, the most relevant statistic for cancer prevention is colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome) risk, particularly in the short term. METHODS: We conducted a meta-analysis of all independent published Lynch syndrome studies reporting age- and sex-dependent colorectal cancer risks. We estimated 5-year colorectal cancer risk over different age...
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