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Features of Patients With Hereditary Mixed Polyposis Syndrome Caused by Duplication of GREM1 and Implications for Screening and Surveillance.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2017
Lieberman Sari, Walsh Tom, Schechter Menachem, Adar Tomer, Goldin Eran, Beeri Rachel, Sharon Nitzan, Baris Hagit, Ben Avi Liat, Half Elizabeth, Lerer Israela, Shirts Brian H, Pritchard Colin C, Tomlinson Ian, King Mary-Claire, Levy-Lahad Ephrat, Peretz Tamar, Goldberg Yael
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome is a rare colon cancer predisposition syndrome caused by a duplication of a noncoding sequence near the gremlin 1, DAN family BMP antagonist gene (GREM1) originally described in Ashkenazi Jews. Few families with GREM1 duplications have been described, so there are many questions about detection and management. We report 4 extended families with the duplication near GREM1...
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