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Lynch Syndrome - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Simi Paknikar, MD on Jun 18, 2022


Glossary

Syndrome: A condition characterized by a group of symptoms that consistently occur together.


Gene: A unit of heredity that is transferred from one generation to another and determines the characteristic of the offspring.

Mutation: An alteration (spelling mistake) in the sequence of a gene.

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