Methods: We screened 98 patients aged 18–40 with CRC diagnosed in 2010–2013 for variants in MSH2, MSH6, MLH1, PMS2, EPCAM, APC, MUTYH, SMAD4, BMPR1A, STK11, PTEN, POLE, POLD1, NTHL1, AXIN2, MSH3, GREM1 and RNF43 using Next Generation Sequencing. Here, MSH6 is linked to colorectal carcinoma.