Genetic testing is important in families with a history suggestive of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer even if the Amsterdam criteria are not fulfilled.
BACKGROUND: Clinical screening is still the first-line approach to identification of families with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). The need for uniformity of diagnosis of the syndrome, particularly in multicentre studies, led to the establishment of a set of minimum diagnostic cr...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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