Lynch Syndrome

The following training and resources are intended to help non-genetic healthcare professionals integrate genetic testing into the routine care of their patients with suspected Lynch Syndrome.

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• Requesting genetic testing for your patients
  • How to request genetic testing

   

• Patient information leaflets
  • Lynch Syndrome genetic testing (predictive leaflet)

  This information leaflet is aimed at individuals who are considering genetic testing for a known genetic variant in the family in Lynch Syndrome genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 and EPCAM).

   

  • Lynch Syndrome genetic testing (diagnostic leaflet)

  This information leaflet is aimed at individuals who have had a diagnosis of cancer, and are considering genetic testing of Lynch Syndrome genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2 and EPCAM).

   

  • Lynch Syndrome: should I take aspirin to reduce my chance of getting bowel cancer?

  A patient decision aid published by NICE to help support decisions around taking aspirin to reduce the risk of bowel cancer, in Lynch Syndrome.

   

  • MSI and BRAF information leaflet

  This information leaflet is aimed at health professionals who are interpreting the results of tumor studies.

• Requesting advice for the clinical genetics team

  If you have any queries, please contact genetic.medicine@belfasttrust.hscni.net

  Any urgent queries should be directed to the on-call genetic counsellor at 028 9504 8022 (available 9-5 Monday-Friday).