Not Signed In - New Screening Protocol Identifies More Cases Of Lynch Syndrome
Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:00 AM EST
... A new way to select patients for further testing may increase detection of Lynch syndrome, a disorder that predisposes people to developing colorectal cancer at a young age.Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is caused by mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, the genes that fix errors that occur during DNA replication. [click link for full article] ...
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