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Phenotypic and molecular characteristics of hyperplastic polyposis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2000
Rashid A, Houlihan P S, Booker S, Petersen G M, Giardiello F M, Hamilton S R
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Patients with hyperplastic polyposis are reported to have multiple and/or large hyperplastic polyps (HPs) and an increased risk of colorectal cancer, but the phenotype and genetic alterations in hyperplastic polyposis have not been studied in detail. METHODS: We evaluated clinical-pathological and molecular characteristics of 129 HPs, 6 serrated adenomas, and 3 admixed hyperplastic-adenomatous...
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