
Inherent Gene Mutation Causes Lynch Syndrome
By: Kathy Hubbard. “I recently got genetic testing, and I tested positive for Lynch syndrome, which runs in the family,” said a young man named Zach, who posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website. In his accompanying picture he looks to be somewhere in his early twenties, if that. “Do the math,” he said, “my great-grandfather had colon cancer, so did my grandfather and my father and uncle, so while that helped me to prepare for the news that I had Lynch syndrome, it’s still a very bit of an eye-opener.”