HTA - 15/17/04
Genetic testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer
Project title: Genetic testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer
Call to action: 15/17 Diagnostic Assessment 2015
Research type: Evidence Synthesis
Chief investigator: Dr Tristan Snowsillorcid.org/0000-0001-7406-2819
Lead Author: Dr Tristan Snowsillorcid.org/0000-0001-7406-2819
Contractor: University of Exeter
Cost: £175,000.00
Started: December 2015 | Status: Published September 2017
PROSPERO registration: CRD42016033879
Microsatellite instability and immunohistochemistry will identify most cases of Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer but there is no high-quality evidence that screening improves long-term outcomes
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