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Identification of previously unrecognized FAP in children with Gardner fibroma.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2015
Vieira Joana, Pinto Carla, Afonso Mariana, do Bom Sucesso Maria, Lopes Paula, Pinheiro Manuela, Veiga Isabel, Henrique Rui, Teixeira Manuel R
Abstract excerpt
Fibromatous soft tissue lesions, namely desmoid-type fibromatosis and Gardner fibroma, may occur sporadically or as a result of inherited predisposition (as part of familial adenomatous polyposis, FAP). Whereas desmoid-type fibromatosis often present β-catenin overexpression (by activating CTNNB1 somatic variants or APC biallelic inactivation), the pathogenetic mechanisms in Gardner fibroma are unknown. We...
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