Availability and Scope of Integrated Screening for Patients With Lynch Syndrome

Obstet Gynecol Surv 2016;71(1):26–27 Germline mutations in genes encoding DNA mismatch repair proteins have been identified in patients with Lynch syndrome. As a result of these mutations, patients with this syndrome are at a substantial elevated risk of endometrial and colon cancer in addition to ovarian, stomach, hepatobiliary tract, pancreatic, small bowel, urinary tract, and central nervous system cancers.
Source: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey - Category: OBGYN Tags: Gynecology: Gynecologic Oncology Source Type: research