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Risk of Advanced Adenomas in Siblings of Individuals With Advanced Adenomas: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2016
Ng Siew C, Lau James Y W, Chan Francis K L, Suen Bing Yee, Tse Yee Kit, Hui Aric J, Leung-Ki En Ling, Ching Jessica Y L, Chan Anthony W H, Wong Martin C S, Ng Simon S M, To Ka Fai, Wu Justin C Y, Sung Joseph J Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The risk of colorectal neoplasms among siblings of patients with advanced adenomas is not clear. We determined the prevalence of advanced adenomas in the siblings of patients with advanced adenomas and compared it with that of siblings of individuals without these lesions. METHODS: In a blinded, cross-sectional study, colonoscopies were performed (from 2010 through 2014), at 2 hospitals in Hong...
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