Article
Spontaneous mutation in familial adenomatous polyposis.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Jan 1990
Rustin R B, Jagelman D G, McGannon E, Fazio V W, Lavery I C, Weakley F L
Abstract excerpt
A retrospective review of the familial adenomatous polyposis registry at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation revealed an incidence of spontaneous mutation in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) of 22 percent of family kindreds. These patients were reviewed retrospectively and compared with the total FAP population followed at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation with respect to the onset of disease, the incidence of...
Topics
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
- Adult
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Female
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Registries
- Retrospective Studies