RT Book, Section
A1 Lim, Ramona
A1 Syngal, Sapna
A1 Stoffel, Elena M.
A2 Greenberger, Norton J.
A2 Blumberg, Richard S.
A2 Burakoff, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 1119988163
T1 Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Endoscopy, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837729
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1119988163
RD 2024/04/19
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.