Showing posts with label familial adenomatous polyposis. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Familial adenomatous polyposis

Authors: Elizabeth Half , Dani Bercovich  and Paul Rozen . Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases


Definition

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is characterized by the development of many tens to thousands of adenomas in the rectum and colon during the second decade of life.