Early onset colon cancer affected by Lynch syndrome
Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder in which one's DNA mismatch repair mechanism is impaired, resulting in an increased risk of developing colon and endometrial cancers, as well as other malignancies. With such an increased risk of colorectal cancer, patients diagnosed with Lynch s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618301477 |