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Nine novel APC mutations in Italian FAP patients.
Human mutation - 1 May 2001
Resta N, Stella A, Susca F, Montera M, Gentile M, Cariola F, Prete F, Tenconi R, Tibiletti M G, Logrieco G, Mattina T, Andriulli G, Caruso M L, Fiorente P, Russo S, Caputi-Jambrenghi O, Mareni C, Guanti G
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a common hereditary syndrome characterized by early development of colorectal cancer consequent to extensive adenomatous polyps of the colon. In addition to the colonic manifestations the syndrome presents several extracolonic features including polyps of the upper gastrointestinal tract, congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment, jaw cysts, osteomata and desmoid...
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