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Congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP); a polyposis registry experience.
BMC research notes - 18 Oct 2014
Nusliha Anwer, Dalpatadu Ushantha, Amarasinghe Binara, Chandrasinghe Pramodh Chitral, Deen Kemal Ismail
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant condition giving rise to multiple adenomatous polyps in the colon which invariably become malignant by the fourth decade. Congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) is one of its extra intestinal manifestations early in childhood seen, present in 90% of FAP population and is easy to detect. FINDINGS: Patients diagnosed...
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