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Gene-specific cancer risks in female Lynch syndrome carriers: A copula-based meta-analysis.
Maturitas - 1 Mar 2026
Karimi Raheleh, Kazemi Iraj, Mansourian Marjan, Marateb Hamid Reza, Mañanas Miquel Angel
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BACKGROUND: Lynch syndrome, caused by germline pathogenic variants in mismatch repair genes, markedly increases risks of endometrial, ovarian, and possibly breast cancer in women. We aimed to establish gene-specific risk profiles for these cancers using a unified multivariate model accounting for correlated outcomes. METHODS: Eligible studies reported frequencies of endometrial, ovarian, and breast cancer in...
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