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Historical review of Lynch syndrome

Journal of Coloproctology, 2013
Lynch syndrome was formerly known as Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer. Currently, these two nomenclatures each have their unique definitions and are no longer used interchangeably.
Andrew I. Wolf, Adam H. Buchanan, Linda M. Farkas   +2 more
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Case Report: Multiple colorectal cancers in a patient with Ulcerative colitis and Lynch syndrome: Is there a role for prophylactic colectomy? A short report and review of literature

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
It is a known fact that Lynch syndrome (LS) and Ulcerative colitis (UC) are individually associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer. While there is no conclusive evidence to demonstrate a cumulative risk when these two conditions coexist ...
Adewale Adeoba Ayeni, Peter Waterland, Matthew Evans, Shika Singhal, Rajan Kumar Patel, Akinfemi Akingboye   +5 more
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Molecular diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome)

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, 2016
Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of inherited colorectal cancer, totaling 5 to 8% of all the cases with high susceptibility to this type of cancer and extracolonic cancer.
David Serrano, Clara Eugenia Arteaga
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Distress, anxiety, and depression in persons with hereditary cancer syndromes: Results from a nationwide cross‐sectional study in Germany

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Persons with hereditary cancer syndromes (carriers) have a higher risk of developing cancer early. They are confronted with decisions regarding prophylactic surgeries, communication within their families, and childbearing.
Anna Maria Kastner, Josefine Fischer‐Jacobs, Jan Brederecke, Andrea Hahne, Tanja Zimmermann   +4 more
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A comprehensive custom panel evaluation for routine hereditary cancer testing: improving the yield of germline mutation detection

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Background In the context of our Regional Program of Hereditary Cancer, individuals fulfilling the criteria are tested for germline mutations to subsequently establish the clinical management.
Carolina Velázquez, Enrique Lastra, Francisco Avila Cobos, Luis Abella, Virginia de la Cruz, Blanca Ascensión Hernando, Lara Hernández, Noemí Martínez, Mar Infante, Mercedes Durán   +9 more
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Role of APC and DNA mismatch repair genes in the development of colorectal cancers

Molecular Cancer, 2003
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the western hemisphere. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 105,500 new cases of colon cancer with 57,100 deaths will occur in the U.S ...
Roy Deodutta, Narayan Satya
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Distinct gene expression signatures in lynch syndrome and familial colorectal cancer type x. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Heredity is estimated to cause at least 20% of colorectal cancer. The hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer subset is divided into Lynch syndrome and familial colorectal cancer type X (FCCTX) based on presence of mismatch repair (MMR) gene defects.We
Mev Dominguez-Valentin, Christina Therkildsen, Srinivas Veerla, Mats Jönsson, Inge Bernstein, Ake Borg, Mef Nilbert   +6 more
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Lynch syndrome: An unusal case of familial cancer unearthed

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2022
Lynch syndrome or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a type of inherited cancer syndrome with a genetic predisposition to different types of cancer.
Subhra Dhar, Ashraf U Mannan, J Jaya Singh, Sandipan Dhar, Swetalina Pradhan   +4 more
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Primary retroperitoneal nodal endometrioid carcinoma associated with Lynch syndrome: A case report

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
We report a rare case of primary nodal, poorly differentiated endometrioid carcinoma associated with Lynch syndrome. A 29-year-old female patient was referred by her general gynecologist for further imaging with suspected right-sided ovarian endometrioid
Daniela Fischerova, Umberto Scovazzi, Natacha Sousa, Tatevik Hovhannisyan, Andrea Burgetova, Pavel Dundr, Kristýna Němejcová, Rosalie Bennett, Michal Vočka, Filip Frühauf, Roman Kocian, Tereza Indrielle-Kelly, David Cibula   +12 more
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Ovarian Cancer: Epidemiology, Disease Mechanisms, New Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies, and Research Directions

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ovarian cancer (OC) continues to be the deadliest gynecological malignancy and a significant cause of cancer‐related mortality among women worldwide. Standard treatment strategies typically entail platinum‐based chemotherapy in conjunction with cytoreductive surgery.
Zunera Khalid, Weirong Fan, Farah Nazir, Yixiang Xing, Tengchuan Jin   +4 more
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