Maulik Shah, M.D., Ph.D. and Priya Gopalan, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Shah, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Dr Gopalan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

Drs. Shah and Gopalan report no commercial conflicts of interest.

Release Date: 04/25/2001
Termination Date: 04/25/2004

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, the participant should be able to:

• Discuss the molecular pathogenesis of sporadic vs. hereditary colorectal cancer
• Describe the rare hereditary syndromes and the more common hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC)
• Diagnose HNPCC by Bethesda Criteria
• List screening and management guidelines for HNPCC.

 

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