Fundus lesions of adenomatous polyposis.

doi:10.1097/00055735-199906000-00003

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Fundus lesions of adenomatous polyposis.

Current opinion in ophthalmology - 1 Jun 1999

Tiret A, Parc C

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Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) is the most frequent extraintestinal manifestation of familial adenomatous polyposis. Present in 70% of families with familial adenomatous polyposis, CHRPE is a highly reliable and early marker of the disease. Studies over the past 5 years have addressed the histologic characteristics of the pigmented fundus lesions, the definition of universal...

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Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
Fluorescein Angiography
Fundus Oculi
Genes, APC
Humans
Hypertrophy
Mutation
Pigment Epithelium of Eye
Predictive Value of Tests
Reproducibility of Results
Retinal Diseases

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PMID: 10537774
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-199906000-00003

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