Interpretación de los resultados de las pruebas genéticas para el cáncer colorrectal hereditario no polipósico:

S Syngal1, E A Fox, C Li

  • 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA.

JAMA
|July 28, 1999
PubMed
Resumen

Las pruebas genéticas para el cáncer colorrectal hereditario no polipósico (HNPCC) identificaron mutaciones patógenas en el 25,7% de las familias, ayudando al manejo clínico. Sin embargo, la interpretación definitiva sigue siendo un desafío para muchos, lo que requiere una vigilancia continua.

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