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Surgical treatment in familial adenomatous polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a dominantly inherited condition caused by germline mutation of the APC gene resulting in formation of numerous large bowel adenomas in late childhood or adolescence. Unless these are removed, colorectal cancer inevitably develops. Prophylactic surgical treatm...

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Main Authors: Tudyka, Vera N., Clark, Susan K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959379/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24714154
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