Prevalence of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer in patients with colorectal cancer in Iran: a systematic review

Abbas Esmaeilzadeh; Kambiz Akhavan Rezayat; Hooman Masannen Mozaffari; Ali Bahari; Omid Ghanaei; Azita Ganji; Ali Mokhtarifar; Mahla Rahmani Khorram; Ladan Goshayeshi

Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2016, , Pages 98-104

https://doi.org/10.17463/RCM.2016.03.003

Abstract
  Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, and hereditary factors and family history are responsible for the incidence and development of the disease in 20 to 30% of cases. Lynch syndrome, or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), is the ...  Read More