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What is the history of Lynch Syndrome?
When was Lynch Syndrome discovered? What is the story of this discovery? Was it coincidence or not?
The history of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer was first recognized formally in the literature by Henry Lynch in 1967. With advances of molecular genetics, there has been a transformation from clinical phenotype to genotype diagnostics. This has led to the ability to diagnose affected patients before they manifest with cancer, and therefore allow preventative surveillance strategies. Genotype diagnostics has shown a difference in penetrance of different cancer risks dependent on the gene containing the mutation.
Posted Sep 18, 2017 by Cathy 2500
