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Genetic testing for polyposis: practical and ethical aspects.

Gut - 1 May 2003

Järvinen H J

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The three autosomal dominant inherited polyposis syndromes, familial adenomatous polyposis, juvenile polyposis, and Peutz-Jeghers polyposis predispose to colorectal cancer as does hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome. Uncovering the genetic background of these four cancer traits provides the possibility for genetic testing of the family members of an affected patient. Before testing identification...

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PMID: 12651878
DOI: 10.1136/gut.52.suppl_2.ii19
PMCID: PMC1867748

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