Population-based detection of Lynch synd
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Lyn Schofield; Natasha Watson; Fabienne Grieu; Wei Qi Li; Nik Zeps; Jennet Harve
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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## Abstract Approximately 1β2% of colorectal cancers (CRC) arise because of germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair genes, referred to as Lynch syndrome. These tumours show microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of expression of mismatch repair proteins. Preβsymptomatic identification of mutat