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lynch syndrome

lynch syndrome is an inherited condition that increases a person's risk for developing colorectal cancer and other cancers. lynch syndrome is also called hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (hnpcc).

lynch syndrome is caused by changes (mutations) in certain genes. a genetic test can tell if a person carries any of the known gene changes for lynch syndrome.

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