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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.
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- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, Familial
- Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon
- Familial Multiple Polyposi
- Familial Multiple Polyposis
- Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome
- Familial Polyposis Coli
- Familial Polyposis Syndrome
- Familial Polyposis of the Colon
- Hereditary Polyposis Coli
- Myh-Associated Polyposis
- Polyposis Coli
- Polyposis Coli, Familial
- Polyposis Syndrome, Familial
- Adenomatous Polyposes, Familial
- Adenomatous Polyposis Colus
- Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial
- Coli, Adenomatous Polyposis
- Coli, Familial Polyposis
- Coli, Hereditary Polyposis
- Coli, Polyposis
- Colus, Adenomatous Polyposis
- Colus, Familial Polyposis
- Colus, Hereditary Polyposis
- Colus, Polyposis
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposes
- Familial Multiple Polyposes
- Familial Multiple Polyposus
- Familial Polyposis Colus
- Familial Polyposis Syndromes
- Hereditary Polyposis Colus
- Multiple Polyposes, Familial
- Multiple Polyposi, Familial
- Multiple Polyposis, Familial
- Multiple Polyposus, Familial
- Myh Associated Polyposis
- Myh-Associated Polyposes
- Polyposes, Familial Adenomatous
- Polyposes, Familial Multiple
- Polyposes, Myh-Associated
- Polyposi, Familial Multiple
- Polyposis Coli, Adenomatous
- Polyposis Coli, Hereditary
- Polyposis Colus
- Polyposis Colus, Adenomatous
- Polyposis Colus, Familial
- Polyposis Colus, Hereditary
- Polyposis, Familial Adenomatous
- Polyposis, Familial Multiple
- Polyposis, Myh-Associated
- Polyposus, Familial Multiple
- Familial Intestinal Polyposis
- Polyposis, Adenomatous Intestinal
- Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposes
- Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposis
- Familial Intestinal Polyposes
- Intestinal Polyposes, Familial
- Intestinal Polyposis, Adenomatous
- Intestinal Polyposis, Familial
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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1994; use POLYPOSIS SYNDROME, FAMILIAL 1987-1993; for ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI, FAMILIAL use POLYPOSIS SYNDROME, FAMILIAL 1993
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- National Library of Medicine. Adenomatous Polyposis Coli. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011125. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011125
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familial_adenomatous_polyposis
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1369011