lynch syndrome facts infographics
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Lynch syndrome facts.TRANSCRIPT
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SINGLE CAUSE OF HEREDITARY COLORECTAL AND
ENDOMETRIAL CANCERS
ONENUMBER
LYNCH SYNDROME:
NEW CANCER CASES EVERY YEAR
1 in 370 people carry the INHERITED MISMATCH REPAIR DEFECT
it causes
3.5
The MISMATCH REPAIR DEFICIENCY DISORDER
is inherited with 50% PROBABILITY*
70% risk of developingCANCER
Individuals with LYNCH
SYNDROME have a
is the
M I L L I O N
*In aicted families