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Genetic and epigenetic profiling of a solitary Peutz-Jeghers colon polyp.
Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies - 1 May 2017
Linhart Heinz, Bormann Felix, Hutter Barbara, Brors Benedikt, Lyko Frank
Abstract excerpt
Colon polyps represent precursor lesions of colon cancers and their malignant potential varies according to histological subtype. A rare subtype of colon polyps is the Peutz-Jeghers (PJ) polyp. PJ polyps mostly occur in the context of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, which is characterized by the development of multiple polyps in the intestinal tract and hyperpigmentation of oral mucosa and lips. Peutz-Jeghers is an...
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