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Francis Giardiello

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Phenotype and cancer risk of various polyposis syndromes.

F M Giardiello; J G Offerhaus (Profiled Authors: Francis Giardiello; G. Offerhaus)

Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) 1995;31A(7-8):1085-7.

Abstract

The gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes are disorders with multiple intestinal polyps. Three of these disorders, familial adenomatous polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and juvenile polyposis are associated with increased risk of colorectal as well as extracolonic cancers. A description of the phenotype and associated cancer risk is provided for each.

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