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Lynch syndrome in South America: past, present and future.
Familial cancer - 1 Jul 2016
Vaccaro Carlos A, Sarroca Carlos, Rossi Benedito, Lopez-Kostner Francisco, Dominguez Mev, Calo Natalia Causada, Cutait Raul, Valle Adriana Della, Nuñez Lina, Neffa Florencia, Alvarez Karin, Gonzalez Maria Laura, Kalfayan Pablo, Lynch Henry T, Church James
Abstract excerpt
After decades of unawareness about Lynch syndrome, the medical community in South America is increasingly interested and informed. The visits and support of mentors like H. T. Lynch had been crucial to this awakening. Several countries have at least one registry with skilled personnel in genetic counseling and research. However, this only represents a very restricted resource for the region. According to the...
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