Tumor testing to identify lynch syndrome in two Australian colorectal cancer cohorts
- Buchanan, Daniel D.
- Clendenning, Mark
- Rosty, Christophe
- Eriksen, Stine V.
- Walsh, Michael D.
- Walters, Rhiannon J.
- Thibodeau, Stephen N.
- Stewart, Jenna
- Preston, Susan
- Win, Aung Ko
- Flander, Louisa
- Ait Ouakrim, Driss
- Macrae, Finlay A.
- Boussioutas, Alex
- Winship, Ingrid M.
- Giles, Graham G.
- Hopper, John L.
- Southey, Melissa C.
- English, Dallas
- Jenkins, Mark A.
Publication date
February 2017
DOI Publisher
Wiley ISSN
0815-9319 Citation count (estimate)
7Abstract
Tumor testing of colorectal cancers (CRC) for mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency is an effective approach to identify carriers of germline MMR gene mutation (Lynch syndrome). The aim of this study was to identify MMR gene mutation carriers in two cohorts of population-based CRC utilizing a combination of tumor and germline testing approaches
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