Article
Phenotypic variability of familial adenomatous polyposis in 11 unrelated families with identical APC gene mutation.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 1994
Giardiello F M, Krush A J, Petersen G M, Booker S V, Kerr M, Tong L L, Hamilton S R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Familial adenomatous polyposis is caused by germline mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Affected individuals develop hundreds of colorectal adenomas at young age and can have extracolonic lesions. METHODS: This study evaluated the phenotype of 74 patients with familial adenomatous polyposis from 11 unrelated families with an identical 5-base pair deletion at codon 1309 of the...
Topics
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
- Adult
- Codon
- Colon
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Phenotype
