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Genotype and phenotype of patients with both familial adenomatous polyposis and thyroid carcinoma.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2003
Truta Brindusa, Allen Brian A, Conrad Peggy G, Kim Young S, Berk Terri, Gallinger Steven, Bapat Bharati, Terdiman Jonathan P, Sleisenger Marvin H
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of thyroid carcinoma in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is thought to be 1%-2%, with the majority of cases being female. We have investigated the phenotype and genotype of 16 patients with FAP associated thyroid carcinoma. Among 1194 FAP patients studied in two high risk registries in North America (Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry, Toronto and University California, San Francisco), 16...
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