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A new phenotypic manifestation of familial adenomatous polyposis.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2011
Edelstein Daniel L, Giardiello Francis M, Basiri Ali, Hylind Linda M, Romans Katharine, Axilbund Jennifer E, Cruz-Correa Marcia, Ramella-Roman Jessica C
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant disease with hundreds of colorectal adenomas in teenagers and progression to colorectal cancer if colectomy is not performed. We investigated the association of two phenotypic manifestations-oral mucosal vascular density (OMVD) and oral mucosal reflectance (OMR)--with FAP and patients with multiple colorectal adenomas. Thirty-three patients with FAP...
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