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Celebrating the career and contributions of Dr Henry T. Lynch (1928–2019)
Author(s) -
ButelSimoes Grace I.,
Macrae Finlay,
Spigelman Allan D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.14688
Subject(s) - medicine , passion , medical genetics , lynch syndrome , clinical practice , relevance (law) , family medicine , gerontology , cancer , genetics , colorectal cancer , dna mismatch repair , psychology , law , gene , political science , psychotherapist , biology
This article celebrates the career of Dr Henry Lynch and his contributions to cancer genetics through his extensive research, clinical practice and his passion for personalising care by using a patient's genetic profile to determine management and treatment. Dr Lynch's contributions were momentous and continue to have relevance to medical practice, in particular in the fields of clinical genetics, medical oncology and gastroenterology.