Overview
Evidence-based recommendations on using immunohistochemistry or microsatellite instability testing to guide further testing for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer.
There is a flowchart showing the steps in the testing strategies.
September 2022: We reviewed the latest evidence and plan to update the recommendations on testing for Lynch syndrome using next generation sequencing. For more information, see the review decision.
Diagnostics guidance 27 has been migrated to HealthTech guidance 430.