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Anticipation in families with MLH1-associated Lynch syndrome.
Cancer - 1 Jan 2025
Pandey Arti S, Drogan Christine, Huo Dezheng, Postula Kristen, Garg Shreshtha M, Kupfer Sonia S
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BACKGROUND: Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal-dominant, hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome caused by pathogenic variants (PVs) in one of the mismatch-repair genes MLH1, MSH2/EPCAM, MSH6, or PMS2. Individuals who have MLH1 PVs have high lifetime risks of colorectal cancer (CRC) and endometrial cancer (EC). There is controversy regarding whether a younger age at diagnosis (or anticipation) occurs in...
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