What is currently known about endometrial cancer in Lynch syndrome? - review
Introduction: About 5% of endometrial cancer cases can be genetic and inherited. Lynch syndrome, also called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is an autosomal dominant syndrome. Caused by a germline mutation in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes, it is responsible for most heredi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kazimierz Wielki University
2019-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Education, Health and Sport |
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Online Access: | http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7378 |