Atypical presentation of Lynch Syndrome: a case report
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Background Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome due to mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 is associated with an increase in risk for primarily breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Lynch syndrome (LS), due to mutations in MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 is typically associated with an increase in risk for chiefly colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer. Ovarian cancer risk is also increased in LS, however less so than in HBOC.
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