Article
Pigmented ocular fundus lesions and APC mutations in familial adenomatous polyposis.
Ophthalmic genetics - 1 Dec 1996
Traboulsi E I, Apostolides J, Giardiello F M, Krush A J, Booker S V, Hamilton S R, Hussels I E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) results from a germline mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene on chromosome 5q21. The extracolonic manifestations of FAP include pigmented ocular fundus lesions (POFLS), cutaneous cysts, osteomas, occult radio-opaque jaw lesions, odontomas, desmoids, and extracolonic cancers. POFLS are present at birth in about 80% of patients with FAP and are...
Topics
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Disorders
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons
- Female
- Fundus Oculi
- Genes, APC
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
