TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes A1 - Lim, Ramona A1 - Syngal, Sapna A1 - Stoffel, Elena M. A2 - Greenberger, Norton J. A2 - Blumberg, Richard S. A2 - Burakoff, Robert PY - 2016 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 3e AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISApproximately 3–5% of colorectal cancers (CRCs) are caused by inherited gene mutations associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) (Lynch syndrome) or adenomatous polyposis syndromes.Genetic testing is clinically available for several hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes and can be used to guide cancer screening recommendations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1119988163 ER -