Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-12

  Green, S E ^a   Bradburn, D M ^b   Varma, J S ^a   Burn, J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; HNPCC; Lynch syndrome; RER status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; ONSET AGE; OVARY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031799419     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003840050123     Document Type: Review

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