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HOME | Clinical Screening Service
The Registry provides the following important services: -
Record-keeping
Families or individuals with proven or suspected hereditary colorectal cancer will be interviewed. A family pedigree of these affected families are formulated and constantly updated. A database is kept for medical information and screening record of all recruited family members
Genetic diagnosis and genetic-guided screening programme
The Registry provide genetic diagnosis for three common hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes. These include Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC), and Peutz Jegher's syndromes. Based on the available clinical and genetic information, the Registry will formulate and organise an individual-tailored screening programme for each at-risk family members.
Counselling
The Registry provides genetic counselling and offer support services to affected families.
資料庫擔當以下的重要角色:
保存記錄
整理及更新受遺傳結直腸癌影響家庭的族譜。保存合資格家庭的醫學資料及普查檔案;
遺傳基因診斷及遺傳學指引的普查計劃
為所有家庭成員作出遺傳基因診斷,再綜合臨床及遺傳學資料,為有病發危險的家庭成員制定和安排適合個別人士的普查計劃;
諮詢服務
提供遺傳學的諮詢以及支援受影響的家庭。
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