Lynch syndrome: further defining the pediatric spectrum.

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Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome defined molecularly by the presence of a pathogenic heterozygous variant in one of the mismatch repair genes: MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, or EPCAM. The incidence of LS in the general population is estimated at 1 in 279, with an even higher incidence in those with colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer, the two most common Lynch-associated...

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