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A case of a child with an APC pathogenic mutation, aberrant expression of splice variants and positive family history of FAP.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 1 Jun 2014
Taki Keiko, Sato Yasuyoshi, Sato Yuri, Ashihara Yuumi, Chino Akiko, Igarashi Masahiro, Sato Koichiro, Kitagawa Tomoyuki, Maetani Iruru, Nemoto Chieko, Nasuno Kiyoto, Sekine Takashi, Arai Masami
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease characterized by the appearance of hundreds to thousands of colorectal adenomatous polyps; if left untreated, there is nearly a 100% lifetime risk of colorectal cancer. In the present case, adenomatous polyps were observed at 6 years of age. Unlike our previous assumption, adenomatous polyps were detected by colonoscopy at <10 years of...
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