Ocular manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis (Gardner syndrome).

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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a colon cancer predisposition syndrome in which hundreds to thousands of precancerous colonic polyp become evident at a mean age of 16 years (range, 7-36 years). By age 35 years, 95% of patients have polyps. Gardner syndrome is the eponym given to a subgroup of FAP with extracolonic manifestations, such as pigmented ocular fundus lesions that resemble congenital hypertrophy...

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