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The other colonic polyposis syndromes
Author(s) -
Omundsen Mark,
Lam Francis F.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06140.x
Subject(s) - medicine , familial adenomatous polyposis , colorectal cancer , genetic syndromes , adenomatous polyposis coli , gastroenterology , cancer , dermatology , pediatrics
Familial colorectal cancer syndromes have been increasingly recognized and through their characterization have contributed to our understanding of the genetic basis of colorectal cancer. The two main syndromes of familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non‐polyposis coli are the commonest. There is however a number of lesser known syndromes described, which is the focus of this article.