Genetic counseling in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: An extended family with MSH2 mutation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2489-2493

  Lynch, Henry T ^a   Lemon, Stephen ^b   Smyrk, Thomas ^b   Franklin, Barbara ^b   Karr, Beth ^b   Lynch, Jane ^b   Slominski Caster, Susan ^b   Murphy, Patricia ^b   Connolly, Christopher ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0029853944     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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