Screening Families of North Texans to Identify Persons with an Increased Risk for Cancer Due to Lynch Syndrome

In 2016, the UT Southwestern Medical Center's Cancer Genetics Program was awarded a grant (PP160103) by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to increase awareness of hereditary cancer syndromes, particularly Lynch syndrome (LS), and implement a population-based genetic...

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Published inTexas medicine Vol. 115; no. 12; p. e1
Main Authors Ross, Theodora, Pirzadeh-Miller, Sara, Lahiri, Sayoni, Gemmell, Amber
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2019
Subjects
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis - complications
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis - diagnosis
Early Detection of Cancer
Endometrial Neoplasms - etiology
Endometrial Neoplasms - genetics
Family
Female
Genetic Testing
Humans
Mass Screening
Medical History Taking
Ovarian Neoplasms - etiology
Ovarian Neoplasms - genetics
Risk Factors
Texas
Texas
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Summary:In 2016, the UT Southwestern Medical Center's Cancer Genetics Program was awarded a grant (PP160103) by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to increase awareness of hereditary cancer syndromes, particularly Lynch syndrome (LS), and implement a population-based genetic screening program to identify those at high genetic risk for cancer.
ISSN:1938-3223