Thyroid cancer in a patient with a germline <it>MSH2 </it>mutation. Case report and review of the Lynch syndrome expanding tumour spectrum

Thyroid cancer in a patient with a germline <it>MSH2 </it>mutation. Case report and review of the Lynch syndrome expanding tumour spectrum

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Lynch syndrome (HNPCC) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by germline defects in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes and the development of a variety of cancers, predominantly colorectal and endometrial. We present a 44-year-old woman who was shown to c...

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Main Authors: Stulp Rein P, Herkert Johanna C, Karrenbeld Arend, Mol Bart, Vos Yvonne J, Sijmons Rolf H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Lynch syndrome
mutations
<it>MSH2</it>
thyroid cancer
Online Access:http://www.hccpjournal.com/content/6/1/15

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