Reflex test reminders in required cancer synoptic templates decrease order entry error: An analysis of mismatch repair immunohistochemical orders to screen for Lynch syndrome

• Main Authors: Mark R Kilgore (Author), Carrie A McIlwain (Author), Rodney A Schmidt (Author), Barbara M Norquist (Author), Elizabeth M Swisher (Author), Rochelle L Garcia (Author), Mara H Rendi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Endometrial carcinoma (EC) is the most common extracolonic malignant neoplasm associated with Lynch syndrome (LS). LS is caused by autosomal dominant germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Screening for LS in EC is often evaluated by loss of immunohistochemical (IHC) expr...