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Genetics, genomics and clinical features of adenomatous polyposis.
Familial cancer - 16 Apr 2025
Joo Jihoon E, Viana-Errasti Julen, Buchanan Daniel D, Valle Laura
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Adenomatous polyposis syndromes are hereditary conditions characterised by the development of multiple adenomas in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the colon and rectum, significantly increasing the risk of colorectal cancer and, in some cases, extra-colonic malignancies. These syndromes are caused by germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in genes involved in Wnt signalling and DNA repair. The main...
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