Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis

Overview

A group of autosomal-dominant inherited diseases in which COLON CANCER arises in discrete adenomas. Unlike FAMILIAL POLYPOSIS COLI with hundreds of polyps, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms occur much later, in the fourth and fifth decades. HNPCC has been associated with germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes. It has been subdivided into Lynch syndrome I or site-specific colonic cancer, and LYNCH SYNDROME II which includes extracolonic cancer.

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Quick facts about Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis

Topic type

Condition

Category

Oncology

MeSH classification

C04.588.274.476.411.307.190|C04.700.250|C06.301.371.411.307.190|C06.405.249.411.307.190|C06.405.469.158.356.190|C06.405.469.491.307.190|C16.320.700.250|C18.452.284.255

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