Open AccessIdentification of patients at-risk for Lynch syndrome in a hospital-based colorectal surgery clinic
Author(s) -
Patrícia KoehlerSantos
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i6.766
Subject(s) - medicine , lynch syndrome , family history , colorectal cancer , microsatellite instability , genetic testing , outpatient clinic , cancer , pediatrics , microsatellite , dna mismatch repair , allele , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
To determine the prevalence of a family history suggestive of Lynch syndrome (LS) among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) followed in a coloproctology outpatient clinic in Southern Brazil.
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