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Familial juvenile polyposis coli with APC gene mutation.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 1997
Kim J C, Roh S A, Yu C S, Lee H I, Gong G
Abstract excerpt
Familial juvenile polyposis has been known to have malignant potential, but their genetic relation to familial adenomatous polyposis has not been proven yet. Two young brothers with intermittent rectal bleeding revealed multiple juvenile polyposis. Their father had a history of rectal cancer with multiple colonic polyps. Four frequent exons of APC gene mutation were tested from these patients' white blood cells...
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