Screening for Cancer Genetic Syndromes With a Simple Risk-Assessment Tool in a Community-Based Open-Access Colonoscopy Practice

Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 May;111(5):589-93. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2016.84. Epub 2016 Mar 29.

Authors

Naresh T Gunaratnam^{1

2}, Mehmet Akce², Riad Al Natour², Angela N Bartley³, Ann F Fioritto¹, Kristen Hanson⁴, Uri Ladabaum⁵

Affiliations

¹ Huron Gastroenterology Associates, Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Division of Oncology, Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
⁵ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.

PMID: 27021195
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.84

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
Adenocarcinoma / genetics
Adenoma / diagnosis*
Adenoma / genetics
Aged
Cohort Studies
Colonoscopy
Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Colorectal Neoplasms / genetics
Early Detection of Cancer*
Electronic Health Records
Female
Genetic Testing
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / diagnosis*
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / genetics
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment*