Molecular genetics and clinical-pathology features of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma (Lynch syndrome)

Oncology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-108

  Lynch, Henry T ^a   Smyrk, Thomas ^a   Lynch, Jane F ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Genetics; Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; Lynch syndrome

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATOR GENE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; EUROPE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031972603     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000011843     Document Type: Review

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