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Inherited predisposition to endometrial cancer: Moving beyond Lynch syndrome
Author(s) -
Stadler Zsofia K.,
Robson Mark E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.29107
Subject(s) - lynch syndrome , medicine , endometrial cancer , gynecologic cancer , cancer , gynecology , oncology , dna mismatch repair , ovarian cancer , colorectal cancer
A number of predisposition syndromes include endometrial cancer as a component tumor. These can generally be identified on the basis of the family history and the individual phenotype.