Familial adenomatous polyposis: more evidence for disease diversity and genetic heterogeneity

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is characterised by the presence of profuse colonic carpeting of adenomas throughout the entire colon and rectum. The genetic basis of FAP has been shown to be primarily associated with germline mutations in theAPC gene. Notwithstanding, several reports have been...

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