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Progressive duodenal adenomatosis in a familial adenomatous polyposis pedigree with APC mutation at codon 1556.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Feb 2002
Matsumoto Takayuki, Iida Mitsuo, Kobori Yoichiro, Mizuno Mitsuru, Nakamura Shotaro, Hizawa Kazuoki
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PURPOSE: In familial adenomatous polyposis, genotype-duodenal phenotype correlations have not been clearly understood. We identified the adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutation in a family pedigree with severe duodenal adenomatosis. METHODS: Among 53 familial adenomatous polyposis families, we found a pedigree composed of five affected members with severe duodenal adenomatosis. Clinical manifestations of the...
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