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Genetics of Colorectal Cancer (PDQ®)
Health Professional Version   Last Modified: 04/15/2009



Purpose of This PDQ Summary






Introduction






Colon Cancer Genes






Genetic Polymorphisms and Colorectal Cancer Risk






Major Genetic Syndromes






Psychosocial Issues in Hereditary Colon Cancer Syndromes: Lynch Syndrome and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis






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Changes to This Summary (04/15/2009)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Genetic Polymorphisms and Colorectal Cancer Risk

Added Polymorphisms and Unrelated Genes Affecting Expression in HNPCC as a subsection title and Insulin-like growth factor 1 as a new subsection.

Added Variants of Uncertain Significance in Major Cancer Susceptibility Genes as a subsection title.

Added Polymorphism Modifying Risk in Average Risk Populations (Genome-wide Associations) as a subsection title.

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