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Familial adenomatous polyposis in two brothers with hepatoblastoma: implications for diagnosis and screening.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Nov 2006
Sanders Robert P, Furman Wayne L
Abstract excerpt
Two brothers with hepatoblastoma were noted to have a family history of early onset colon cancer. Genetic testing of the younger brother revealed a deletion in exon 15 of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene (2710-2711delAG), consistent with a diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). We review the clinical and molecular aspects of the relationship between hepatoblastoma and FAP, and the...
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