Family history and the natural history of colorectal cancer: systematic review
Genetics in MedicinePublished 15 January 2015Open access
Nora B. Henrikson, Elizabeth M. Webber, Katrina A.B. Goddard, Aaron Scrol, Margaret Piper, Marc S. Williams
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Stratification based on polygenic and/or multifactorial risk assessment may mature to the point of displacing family history–based approaches, but for the foreseeable future, family history may remain a valuable clinical tool for identifying individuals at increased risk for CRC.
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Stratification based on polygenic and/or multifactorial risk assessment may mature to the point of displacing family history-based approaches, but for the foreseeable future, family history may remain a valuable clinical tool for identifying individuals at increased risk for CRC.
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