Définition:
A group of autosomal-dominant inherited diseases in which arises in discrete adenomas. Unlike with hundreds of polyps, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal neoplasms occur much later, in the fourth and fifth decades. HNPCC has been associated with germline mutations in mismatch repair (MMR) genes.
Synonyme(s):
Tumeurs colo-rectales héréditaires sans polypose /
Tumeurs colorectales héréditaires non polyposiques /
Syndrome de Lynch de type I /
Cancer colo-rectal héréditaire sans polypose /