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Among tests that have broad support among doctors are a breast - and ovarian-cancer test that looks at genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, and a colon-cancer test that examines three genes linked to a form of the disease known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, or HNPCC.

Which Genetic Tests Anna Wilde Mathews 2008

Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer HNPCC is the most common type of genetic colorectal cancer, but it accounts for only about 2 percent of all colorectal cancer cases.

OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

But the one in 1,000 people who have Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or HNPCC, have a much higher risk of cancer than the general population: About half of people with these genetic abnormalities will go on to develop cancer in their 30s or 40s.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

But the one in 1,000 people who have Lynch syndrome, also known as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer or HNPCC, have a much higher risk of cancer than the general population: About half of people with these genetic abnormalities will go on to develop cancer in their 30s or 40s.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

Umar A, Boland CR, Terdiman JP, Syngal S, de la Chapelle A, et al. (2004) Revised Bethesda Guidelines for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome) and microsatellite instability.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010

Working with colleagues at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Martin identified two individuals who had the characteristics of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer, which is usually caused by a mutation that inactivates one of a person's two copies of the tumor suppressor gene

Scientific American 2010

It is also called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.

CBC | Top Stories News 2010

Castells A, Andreu M, Castellvi-Bel S, Alenda C, et al. (2005) Accuracy of revised Bethesda guidelines, microsatellite instability, and immunohistochemistry for the identification of patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.

PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Victoria Gonzalo et al. 2010

In addition, the tool is not applicable to individuals with certain gastrointestinal disorders (such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), certain inherited genetic conditions (such as familial adenomatous polyposis or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer) or a personal history of colorectal cancer.

Media Newswire 2009

Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a genetic syndrome caused by mutation in one of several genes.

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