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Genotype and phenotype factors as determinants of desmoid tumors in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
International journal of cancer - 20 Mar 2001
Bertario L, Russo A, Sala P, Eboli M, Giarola M, D'amico F, Gismondi V, Varesco L, Pierotti M A, Radice P
Abstract excerpt
Desmoids represent the most important cause of death, after colorectal cancer, in patients affected with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an inherited disease due to mutations in the APC gene. The aims of our study were to estimate the risk of developing desmoids in FAP patients and to evaluate the association between desmoids and different risk factors. The occurrence of desmoids, colorectal cancer and...
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