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Descriptor
English
:
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Poliposis Adenomatosa del Colon
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Polipose Adenomatosa do Colo
Synonyms
English
:
Polyposis Coli, Familial
Polyposis Syndrome, Familial
Tree Number:
C04.557.470.035.215.100
C04.588.274.476.411.307.089
C04.588.274.476.411.307.180.089
C04.700.100
C06.301.371.411.307.180.089
C06.405.249.411.307.180.089
C06.405.469.158.356.180.089
C06.405.469.491.307.180.089
C06.405.469.578.249
C16.320.700.100
Definition
English
:
A polyposis
syndrome
due to an autosomal dominant
mutation
of the APC
genes
(GENES, APC) on CHROMOSOME 5. The
syndrome
is characterized by the development of hundreds of
ADENOMATOUS POLYPS
in the
COLON
and
RECTUM
of affected individuals by early adulthood. The lifetime
risk
of colorectal cancer in these
patients
reaches 100 percent by age 60.
See Related
English
:
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
Gardner Syndrome
Genes, APC
History Note
English
:
94; was POLYPOSIS SYNDROME, FAMILIAL 1987-93; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI, FAMILIAL was see POLYPOSIS SYNDROME, FAMILIAL 1993
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
blood supply
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
chemically induced
classification
congenital
complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
drug therapy
economics
ethnology
embryology
enzymology
epidemiology
etiology
genetics
history
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
secondary
secretion
surgery
therapy
ultrastructure
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
31896
Unique Identifier:
D011125
Occurrence in VHL
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