By Kevin Lewis Ten days after joining my Internet start-up company, I failed the first test of my life. The mutation has not been reported in the literature.
Genetic counseling is recommended.
While the patient number is not mine, the defective gene identified at the age of 34 and the special glimpse into advanced medicine are mine. The defective gene corresponds with a family history of cancer survivors. My grandmother survived colon, ovarian and uterine cancer. My father survived 2 bouts with colon cancer. All told, in 2 generations my family has 7 MSH2 gene mutation carriers and 6 cases of colon, uterine and ovarian cancer.