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Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X

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Three to four percent of colon cancers occur in the setting of inherited or familial cancer syndrome. Currently approximately half of these are currently attributed to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) [1, 2].

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Deborah A. Nagle

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Nagle, D.A., Poylin, V. (2011). Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X. In: Ellis, C. (eds) Inherited Cancer Syndromes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6821-0_6

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