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[A case of attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis coli (AFAP)].
Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - 1 Jun 2005
Gentner B, Kraus C, Schwab D, Benninger J, Wein A, Hahn E G, Brueckl W M
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We describe an asymptomatic female patient who was diagnosed with multiple tubular and tubulovillous adenomas in the right-sided colon on routine colonoscopy at the age of 59 years. Genetic testing identified a germline truncating mutation at codon 405 (R405X) of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. This mutation is located in the alternatively spliced region of exon 9, a region that is associated with an...
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