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Adaptation and early implementation of the PREdiction model for gene mutations (PREMM5™) for lynch syndrome risk assessment in a diverse population.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2022
Mittendorf Kathleen F, Ukaegbu Chinedu, Gilmore Marian J, Lindberg Nangel M, Kauffman Tia L, Eubanks Donna J, Shuster Elizabeth, Allen Jake, McMullen Carmit, Feigelson Heather Spencer, Anderson Katherine P, Leo Michael C, Hunter Jessica Ezzell, Sasaki Sonia Okuyama, Zepp Jamilyn M, Syngal Sapna, Wilfond Benjamin S, Goddard Katrina A B
Abstract excerpt
Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common inherited cause of colorectal and endometrial cancers. Identifying individuals at risk for LS without personal cancer history requires detailed collection and assessment of family health history. However, barriers exist to family health history collection, especially in historically underserved populations. To improve LS risk assessment in historically underserved...
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