Identification of an HNPCC Family

Henry T. Lynch; Thomas C. Smyrk; Jennifer Cavalieri; Jane F. Lynch

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.1994.tb07925.x

Identification of an HNPCC Family

Henry T. Lynch, Thomas C. Smyrk, Jennifer Cavalieri, Jane F. Lynch

Department of Preventive Medicine

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Abstract

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) families are frequently missed in the clinical practice setting. The events leading to the diagnosis of a new HNPCC family are described, with particular attention to the importance of a detailed and extended pedigree, and the delivery of pertinent educational and cancer control recommendations to family members. Clinical clues suggestive of HNPCC include young age at colon cancer onset (

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	605-609
Number of pages	5
Journal	The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	89
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1994.tb07925.x
State	Published - Apr 1994

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Hepatology
Gastroenterology

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Lynch, H. T., Smyrk, T. C., Cavalieri, J., & Lynch, J. F. (1994). Identification of an HNPCC Family. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 89(4), 605-609. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1994.tb07925.x

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