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  2. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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    Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is a hereditary predisposition to colon cancer.. HNPCC includes (and was once synonymous with) [1] Lynch syndrome, an autosomal dominant genetic condition that is associated with a high risk of colon cancer, endometrial cancer (second most common), ovary, stomach, small intestine, hepatobiliary tract, upper urinary tract, brain, and skin. [2]

  3. Girl diagnosed with colon cancer at 14 after doctors ...

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    Libbie Ashworth was in 6th grade, had back pain, constipation, blood in stool. Doctors dismissed her. Stage 4 colorectal cancer. Lynch syndrome, DPD deficency.

  4. Amsterdam criteria - Wikipedia

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    CRC diagnosed in two or more first-degree or second-degree relatives with Lynch syndrome-associated tumors, regardless of age. [ 5 ] The Revised Bethesda Guidelines have been reported as being more sensitive than the Amsterdam II Criteria in detecting individuals and families at risk of Lynch syndrome.

  5. MUTYH-associated polyposis - Wikipedia

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    MUTYH-associated polyposis (also known as MYH-associated polyposis) is an autosomal recessive polyposis syndrome. [1] The disorder is caused by mutations in both alleles (genetic copies) of the DNA repair gene, MUTYH. The MUTYH gene encodes a base excision repair protein, which corrects oxidative damage to DNA.

  6. Review: Health insurance scam preys on human suffering in ...

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    Jack Kilmer plays a junkie attempting to get clean in the health insurance scam thriller "Body Brokers," written and directed by John Swab.

  7. Muir–Torre syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Muir–Torre syndrome is a rare hereditary, autosomal dominant cancer syndrome [1]: 663 that is thought to be a subtype of HNPCC (Lynch syndrome). Individuals are prone to develop cancers of the colon, genitourinary tract, and skin lesions, such as keratoacanthomas and sebaceous tumors .

  8. Superyacht maker's CEO: Bayesian's crew made an 'incredible ...

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    Divers then recovered the body of Ricardo Thomas, the yacht's chef, near the ship. Rescue personnel work in the area where a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Porticello near the Sicilian city of ...

  9. List of eponymous diseases - Wikipedia

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    An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease; rarely, a literary character who exhibited signs of the disease or an actor or subject of an allusion, as characteristics associated with them were suggestive of symptoms ...