Lynch syndrome

A syndrome that is characterized by an increased risk for colon cancer and cancers of the endometrium, ovary, stomach, small intestine, hepatobiliary tract, urinary tract, brain, and skin and has_material_basis_in mutation of mismatch repair genes that increas

A syndrome that is characterized by an increased risk for colon cancer and cancers of the endometrium, ovary, stomach, small intestine, hepatobiliary tract, urinary tract, brain, and skin and has_material_basis_in mutation of mismatch repair genes that increases the risk of many types of cancers.

Also known as: HNPCC; Hereditary Defective Mismatch Repair syndrome; Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer; Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer syndrome; Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer