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Familial adenomatous polyposis: more evidence for disease diversity and genetic heterogeneity.
Gut - 1 Apr 2001
Scott R J, Meldrum C, Crooks R, Spigelman A D, Kirk J, Tucker K, Koorey D
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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is characterised by the presence of profuse colonic carpeting of adenomas throughout the entire colon and rectum. The genetic basis of FAP has been shown to be primarily associated with germline mutations in the APC gene. Notwithstanding, several reports have...
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