[<p>Lynch syndrome is a major cause of monogenetic familial colorectal cancer</p>].

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Individuals with a history of colorectal or endometrial cancer younger than 50 years of age or with relatives younger than 50 years of age with a history of any of these malignances should be referred to clinical genetics for further diagnostic examinations and genetic counseling. Lynch syndrome is caused by mutations in mismatch repair genes and implicates an increased risk for colorectal cancer as well as...

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