title: Novel MSH2 Mutation in the First Report of a Vietnamese-American Kindred with Lynch Syndrome.
abstract: •First report of Lynch syndrome in a Vietnamese kindred•A novel MSH2 mutation has been identified.•Culturally sensitive screening programs need to be developed in this growing population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The Chao Family NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Ramez N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Eskander
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Preventative Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NB 68178, USA.
authors.forename: Henry T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Lynch
authors.affiliation: Cancer Genetics Program, The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wagman
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, The Chao Family NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA ; Gynecologic Oncology Program, The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Krishnansu S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tewari
keywords: Colorectal cancer; Endometrial cancer; Genetic screening; Lynch syndrome; MSH2; Vietnamese–American