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Recommendations on Surveillance and Management of Biallelic Mismatch Repair Deficiency (BMMRD) Syndrome: A Consensus Statement by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.

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The US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, with invited experts, developed a consensus statement and recommended recommendations to assist health care providers with appropriate management of patients with biallelic mismatch repair deficiency (BMMRD) syndrome, also called constitutional mism repair deficiency syndrome as mentioned in this paper.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2017-05-01. It has received 45 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Position paper.

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Recent progress in Lynch syndrome and other familial colorectal cancer syndromes.

TL;DR: Advances have been made toward a more complete mechanistic understanding of the pathogenesis of neoplasia in the setting of Lynch syndrome, and these advances have important implications for prevention.
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Management of Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: A Position Paper From the ESPGHAN Polyposis Working Group.

TL;DR: This ESPGHAN Position Paper provides a guide for diagnosis, assessment, and management of juvenile polyposis syndrome in children and adolescents, and will be helpful in the appropriate management and timing of procedures inChildren and adolescents.
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Use of Family History and Genetic Testing to Determine Risk of Colorectal Cancer

TL;DR: Determination of CRC risk based on family cancer history and results of genetic testing can provide a personalized approach to cancer screening and prevention, with optimal use of colonoscopy to effectively decrease CRC incidence and mortality.
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GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

TL;DR: The advantages of the GRADE system are explored, which is increasingly being adopted by organisations worldwide and which is often praised for its high level of consistency.
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Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

Donna M. Muzny, +320 more
- 19 Jul 2012 - 
TL;DR: Integrative analyses suggest new markers for aggressive colorectal carcinoma and an important role for MYC-directed transcriptional activation and repression.
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Cancer Genome Landscapes

TL;DR: This work has revealed the genomic landscapes of common forms of human cancer, which consists of a small number of “mountains” (genes altered in a high percentage of tumors) and a much larger number of "hills" (Genes altered infrequently).
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Inactivation of the Type II TGF-β Receptor in Colon Cancer Cells with Microsatellite Instability

TL;DR: Human colon cancer cell lines with high rates of microsatellite instability were found to harbor mutations in the type II TGF-beta receptor (RII) gene, which links DNA repair defects with a specific pathway of tumor progression.
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