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Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Syndromes: Recent Basic and Clinical Discoveries
Joint Authors
Chen, Er-Bao
Liu, Tianshu
Xu, Xiaojing
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Approximately one-third of individuals diagnosed with colorectal cancer have a family history of cancer, suggesting that CRCs may result from a heritable component.
Despite the availability of current gene-identification techniques, only 5% of all CRCs emerge from well-identifiable inherited causes for predisposition, including polyposis and nonpolyposis syndromes.
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer represents a large proportion of cases, and robustly affected patients are at increased risk for early onset, synchronous, and metachronous colorectal malignancies and extracolonic malignancies.
HNPCC encompasses several cancer syndromes, such as Lynch syndrome, Lynch-like syndrome, and familial colorectal cancer type X, which have remarkable clinical presentations and overlapping genetic profiles that make clinical diagnosis a challenging task.
Therefore, distinguishing between the HNPCC disorders is crucial for physicians as an approach to tailor different recommendations for patients and their at-risk family members according to the risks for colonic and extracolonic cancer associated with each syndrome.
Identification of these potential patients through epidemiological characteristics and new genetic testing can estimate the individual risk, which informs appropriate cancer screening, surveillance, and/or treatment strategies.
In the past three years, many appealing and important advances have been made in our understanding of the relationship between HNPCC and CRC-associated syndromes.
The knowledge from the genetic profile of cancer syndromes and unique genotype-phenotype profiles in the different syndromes has changed our cognition.
Therefore, this review presents and discusses HNPCC and several common nonpolyposis syndromes with respect to molecular phenotype, histopathologic features, and clinical presentation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Er-Bao& Xu, Xiaojing& Liu, Tianshu. 2018. Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Syndromes: Recent Basic and Clinical Discoveries. Journal of Oncology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195790
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Er-Bao…[et al.]. Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Syndromes: Recent Basic and Clinical Discoveries. Journal of Oncology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195790
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Er-Bao& Xu, Xiaojing& Liu, Tianshu. Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer and Cancer Syndromes: Recent Basic and Clinical Discoveries. Journal of Oncology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195790
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1195790