Prevalence of gynaecological disease in women with an HMLH1 mutation in the Northern Cape province: Survey of a population with Lynch Syndrome in South Africa
Objective: Lynch syndrome, previously called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is one of the most common hereditary cancer syndromes with an association with gynaecological cancers. Members of affected families have an increased risk for colon cancer as well as extra colonic sites;...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24487 |