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- Published on: 18 April 2016
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- Published on: 18 April 2016Diagnosis of Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)Show More
Dear Editor
In reply to the letter of Dr Jass,[1] we would like to make some points.
We agree with Dr Jass that, after the new discoveries and advances in the knowledge of HNPCC, the diagnosis of the syndrome has become a matter of conscience. The Amsterdam clinical criteria are useful, but not definitive in the diagnosis of the disease, and other parameters (pathological, biological, molecular) must...
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None declared. - Published on: 18 April 2016Diagnosis of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)Show More
Dear Editor
The paper addressing the role of monogenic inheritance in the aetiology of colorectal cancer highlights the importance of achieving a meaningful working diagnosis of HNPCC.[1] The diagnosis of HNPCC may be achieved in two ways:
1. by equating the Amsterdam criteria with a clinical diagnosis,
2. by compiling a comprehensive set of clinical, pathological an...Conflict of Interest:
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