Early onset of colorectal cancer in a 13-year-old girl with Lynch syndrome

Lynch syndrome is the most common inherited colon cancer syndrome. Patients with Lynch syndrome develop a range of cancers including colorectal cancer (CRC) and carry a mutation on one of the mismatched repair (MMR) genes. Although CRC usually occurs after the fourth decade in patients with Lynch sy...

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Main Authors: Do Hee Ahn, Jung Hee Rho, Hann Tchah, In-Sang Jeon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2016-01-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-59-40.pdf