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Genetics & Family History: Current Projects
- We recently conducted the Family History Validation
Study, a telephone survey of 1,380 Connecticut residents, which assessed the accuracy
(sensitivity and specificity) of self-reported information about family history of cancer.
The study also explored demographic, psychosocial, and medical factors associated with
accurate reporting.
- We are working with investigators at the University of New Mexico and the University
of Southern California on the Screening for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
(HNPCC) study. HNPCC is a syndrome of inherited susceptibility to colorectal cancer. This
study is estimating the prevalence of HNPCC in the general population, evaluating current
guidelines for identifying individuals with HNPCC, and determining the most effective
screening strategy to detect HNPCC mutation carriers among patients with newly diagnosed
colorectal cancer.
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