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Gastrointestinal polyps in McCune Albright syndrome.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 2011
Zacharin Margaret, Bajpai Anurag, Chow Chung Wo, Catto-Smith Anthony, Stratakis Constantine, Wong Michelle W, Scott Rodney
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BACKGROUND: McCune Albright syndrome (MAS), a disorder caused by somatic activating mutations in the GNAS gene, usually presents with cutaneous, skeletal, and endocrine manifestations. While focal lesions involving multiple tissues have been identified in MAS, almost nothing is known about gastrointestinal lesions in this disease. METHODS: Two MAS patients with perioral freckling, resembling Peutz-Jeghers...
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