Implementation of routine screening for Lynch syndrome in university and safety-net health system settings: successes and challenges | Zendy

Evelyn Marquez | Zendy; Zhuo Geng | Zendy; Sarah Pass | Zendy; Pia Summerour | Zendy; Linda Robinson | Zendy; Venetia Sarode | Zendy; Samir Gupta | Zendy

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Implementation of routine screening for Lynch syndrome in university and safety-net health system settings: successes and challenges

Author(s) -

Evelyn Marquez,

Zhuo Geng,

Sarah Pass,

Pia Summerour,

Linda Robinson,

Venetia Sarode,

Samir Gupta

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

genetics in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509

H-Index - 128

eISSN - 1530-0366

pISSN - 1098-3600

DOI - 10.1038/gim.2013.45

Subject(s) - lynch syndrome , medicine , retrospective cohort study , asymptomatic , genetic testing , cohort , colorectal cancer , cancer , family medicine , oncology , pediatrics , dna mismatch repair

Routine screening for evidence of DNA mismatch repair abnormalities can identify colorectal cancer patients with Lynch syndrome, but impact in usual care settings requires study. After implementing routine screening at our university and safety-net health systems as usual practice, our aims were to determine outcomes, including screening process quality.

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