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Germline SMAD4 or BMPR1A mutations and phenotype of juvenile polyposis.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Nov 2002
Sayed M G, Ahmed A F, Ringold J R, Anderson M E, Bair J L, Mitros F A, Lynch H T, Tinley S T, Petersen G M, Giardiello F M, Vogelstein B, Howe J R
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BACKGROUND: Juvenile polyposis (JP) is an inherited condition predisposing to upper gastrointestinal (UGI) polyps and colorectal cancer. Two genes are known to predispose to JP, SMAD4 and bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1A (BMPR1A). The object of this study was to determine the differenc...
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