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Desmoid tumours in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and desmoid region adenomatous polyposis coli mutations.
The British journal of surgery - 1 Aug 2007
Speake D, Evans D G, Lalloo F, Scott N A, Hill J
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BACKGROUND: :The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) who had mutations in the desmoid region of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene that phenotypically expresses desmoid disease, and to determine the role for surgery in these patients. METHODS: Data from the North West Region FAP database and case notes were analysed retrospectively....
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