| familial adenomatous polyposis |
(fa-mil-e-uhl ad-ehn-NO-mah-tus poly-po-sis ): an hereditary condition that is a risk factor for colorectal cancer. People with this syndrome develop polyps in the colon and rectum. Often these polyps become cancerous. Abbreviated FAP.
Ãâó: www.cancer.org/docroot/GRY/GRY_0.asp
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| familial adenomatous polyposis |
(FAP) or Gardner Syndrome. Characterized by the combination of polyps of the colon, extrabowel tumors and an abnormality of the retina of the eye. The disease is caused by a mutation in a gene and persons with the disease have a 50% chance of passing it to each of their children.
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| familial adenomatous polyposis |
A genetic syndrome predisposing a person to develop colorectal cancer
Ãâó: cancernetwork.com/myths/colon/Col10.htm
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| familial adenomatous polyposis |
An inherited disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in which there are hundreds to thousands of precancerous polyps, usually caused by an inherited mutated copy of the Apc gene.
Ãâó: www.mshri.on.ca/colorectalcancer/definitions.html
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