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Lung Cancer in Patients With Lynch Syndrome: Association or Coincidence?
Clinical lung cancer - 1 Nov 2023
Majeed Umair, Seegobin Karan, Lewis Jason, Li Shenduo, Zhao Yujie, Lou Yanyan, Manochakian Rami
Abstract excerpt
Lynch syndrome (LS), also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) occurs due to microsatellite instability (MSI) caused by mutations in one of the mismatch repair genes leading to deficient mismatch repair proteins (dMMR). Although lung cancer is very common there is no established association between LS and lung cancer. In this manuscript we describe a case of lung cancer in a LS patient and...
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