Open AccessRisks of Colorectal Cancer and Cancer-Related Mortality in Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X and Lynch Syndrome Families
Author(s) -
Yun Hee Choi,
Lajmi LakhalChaieb,
Agnieszka Król,
Bing Yu,
Daniel D. Buchanan,
Dennis J. Ahnen,
Loı̈c Le Marchand,
Polly A. Newcomb,
Aung Ko Win,
Mark A. Jenkins,
Noralane M. Lindor,
Laurent Briollais
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/djy159
Subject(s) - lynch syndrome , colorectal cancer , cancer , medicine , oncology , dna mismatch repair
The risk of cancers is well characterized in Lynch syndrome (LS) families but has been less studied in familial colorectal cancer type X (FCCTX) families.