Broadening risk profile in familial colorectal cancer type X; increased risk for five cancer types in the national Danish cohort

Broadening risk profile in familial colorectal cancer type X; increased risk for five cancer types in the national Danish cohort

Abstract Background Familial colorectal cancer type X (FCCTX) is a phenotypically defined subset of hereditary colorectal cancer with unknown and potentially heterogeneous genetic aetiology. FCCTX has been characterized as a colorectal cancer-specific syndrome, which we herein challenge by estimatin...

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Main Authors: Christina Therkildsen, Maria Rasmussen, Lars Smith-Hansen, Thomas Kallemose, Lars Joachim Lindberg, Mef Nilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Tumour spectrum
Hereditary cancer
Cancer syndrome
Mismatch repair proficient
Amsterdam I criteria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06859-5

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