Etiology, natural history, management, and molecular genetics of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndromes): Genetic counseling implications

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 987-991

  Lynch, Henry T ^a   Lemon, Stephen J ^a   Karr, Beth ^a   Franklin, Barbara ^a,c   Lynch, Jane F ^a   Watson, Patrice ^a   Tinley, Susan ^a   Lerman, Caryn ^b   Carter, Christine ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Oncormed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DNA REPAIR; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; DNA REPAIR ENZYMES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; MUTS HOMOLOG 2 PROTEIN; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031470414     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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