Quality of colonoscopy in Lynch syndrome
Lynch syndrome (LS) accounts for 2 – 4 % of all colorectal cancers. Affected family members have a germline mutation in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, or MSH6, and a lifetime risk for development of colorectal cancer of 25 – 75 %. Current guidelines recommend annual to biannu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1377920 |