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Mutation screening in juvenile polyposis syndrome.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Feb 2006
Pyatt Robert E, Pilarski Robert, Prior Thomas W
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is an autosomal dominant cancer predisposition syndrome characterized by congenital anomalies, hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, and the development of tumors in these tissues. The diagnosis of JPS is often difficult because of the phenotypic overlap with other hamartomatous polyposis syndromes. Germline mutations have been identified in MADH4 and BMPR1A, aiding...
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