Low Referral Rate for Genetic Testing in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients Despite Universal Colorectal Cancer Screening
Volume: 16, Issue: 12, Pages: 1911 - 1918.e2
Published: Dec 1, 2018
Abstract
Guidelines recommend that all colorectal tumors be assessed for mismatch repair deficiency, which could increase identification of patients with Lynch syndrome. This is of particular importance for minority populations, in whom hereditary syndromes are under diagnosed. We compared rates and outcomes of testing all tumor samples (universal testing) collected from a racially and ethnically diverse population for features of Lynch syndrome.We...
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Title
Low Referral Rate for Genetic Testing in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients Despite Universal Colorectal Cancer Screening
Published Date
Dec 1, 2018
Volume
16
Issue
12
Pages
1911 - 1918.e2
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