Living at genetic risk: The patient experience of Lynch syndrome
Abstract Lynch syndrome is a germline cancer predisposition syndrome caused by a variant in one of four genes. Lynch syndrome places individuals at significantly higher risk for a range of cancers, especially colorectal and endometrial. Depending on which gene is affected, the risk of ovarian, gastric, small bowel, pancreatic, biliary urothelial, brain,
Nicola Reents +2 more
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Abstract Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome, caused by a germline pathogenic variant in one of the mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Among these, MSH6‐associated LS represents a distinct subtype with unique molecular and clinical characteristics.
Salwa Ben Yahia +4 more
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Biallelic germline MBD4 mutations predispose to colorectal polyposis, hypermutated AML, and schwannomas. [PDF]
Cooper J +8 more
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Cardiovascular disease incidence and cancer risk in two large European prospective cohorts
What's New? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer share risk factors and biological mechanisms, raising questions about potential associations between the two, particularly regarding CVD duration and cancer onset. Whether CVD influences subsequent cancer risk, however, remains inconclusive.
Emma Fontvieille +25 more
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Stage IV Rectal Adenocarcinoma After Negative Multitarget Stool DNA-Fecal Immunochemical Test in a Symptomatic Patient: Misapplication of a Screening Test in a Diagnostic Context. [PDF]
Omari Y +3 more
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Cutaneous Metastasis From Rectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Vegetative Genital Herpes: A Case Report. [PDF]
González Uribe A +3 more
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Subsequent primary neoplasm risk among survivors of cancer in adolescence and young adulthood: a population-based study from Alberta, Canada. [PDF]
Ul Alam A +7 more
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Assessing Concordance of Cancer Registry Data and Electronic Health Record Data in Metastatic Cancer: a Cohort Study of Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastasis in a U.S. Integrated Health System. [PDF]
Brauer DG +8 more
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Combined analysis of metabolomics and transcriptomics reveals new indicators for the diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer. [PDF]
Guo M, Jin B.
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The Vital Role of Family Physicians in the Screening and Early Detection of Lynch Syndrome: A Case Report. [PDF]
Campelos J +4 more
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