Molecular diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome)
Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of inherited colorectal cancer, totaling 5 to 8% of all the cases with high susceptibility to this type of cancer and extracolonic cancer. It is related to germinal mutations taking place at mismatch repair genes. The diagnosis of Lynch syndrome is essential f...
Main Authors: | David Serrano, Clara Eugenia Arteaga |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2016-07-01
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Series: | Revista de la Facultad de Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/48458 |
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