Colon Cancer Genetics WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Colon Cancer Genetics
Colon cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the United States. A small percentage of colon cancers are hereditary. Several genes and several different genetic conditions are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
Fast Facts:
- Genetic conditions, such as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) predispose an individual to colon cancer.
- There is an increased risk of colon cancer associated with multiple SNPs, including rs6983267, rs2273535, and rs7903146.
- Early testing is advised for those with a family history of colon cancer.
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5 Latest Headlines on Colon Cancer Genetics
What are the Genetic Diseases and Conditions Associated With Colon Cancer?
- NCI: Genetics of Colorectal Cancer: Major Genetic Syndromes
- MedicineNet: What about genetic testing for colon cancer?
- Genetic Health: Colon Cancer
- Genetics Home Reference: Colorectal Cancer
Genes and Mutations Associated with Colon Cancer?
- SNPedia: Colorectal Cancer
- International Journal of Cancer: Exploring SNP-SNP interactions and colon cancer risk using polymorphism interaction analysis.
- Nature Genetics: A genome-wide association scan of tag SNPs identifies a susceptibility variant for colorectal cancer at 8q24.21.
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs on Colon Cancer Genetics
- Myriad: Personal Stories of Colon and Colorectal Related Cancer
- Men's & Drug's Health News Blog: Inherited Cancer Mutation Is Widespread In America (April 20, 2008)
- The Spittoon: SNPwatch: Large Studies Find New Associations for Colorectal Cancer and Type 2 Diabetes (March 31, 2008)
- Health Care Blog: What people are susceptible to colorectal cancer?
- CBS News: Quiz May Predict Genetic Colon Cancer (Sept. 26, 2006)
- University of Michigan Health System: U-M, Israeli scientists report major advance in search for genes associated with colon cancer (July 9, 2007)
Scientific and Medical Journals on Colon Cancer Genetics
- PubMed: Colon Cancer Genetics Articles
- JAMA: Colon Cancer Genetics Articles
- Google Scholar: Colon Cancer Genetics Articles
- British Journal of Cancer: National study of colorectal cancer genetics (Sept. 25, 2007)
- Annals of Internal Medicine: The Genetics of Colorectal Cancer (Oct. 2002)
- Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Genetic testing for colon cancer (Sept. 5, 2006)
- Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention: Colon Cancer Family Registry: An International Resource for Studies of the Genetic Epidemiology of Colon Cancer (Nov. 1, 2007)
Clinical Trials on Colon Cancer Genetics
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Familial Colon Cancer Trials
- Center Watch: Colon Cancer Trials
- The Cancer Genetics Network: Colon Cancer Sibling Pair Study
- National Genome Research Institute: Current NHGRI Clinical Studies
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- Contributor: Nicole Kinsey
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2009
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- Contributor: Nicole Kinsey
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Genetics of Colon Cancer, Genetics of colon cance
- Last update: Nov. 13, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
