Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis

Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis is a form of familial adenomatous polyposis, a cancer syndrome. It is a pre-malignant disease that can develop into colorectal cancer. A patient will have fewer than a hundred polyps located typically in right side of the colon. Cancer might develop as early as the age of five.^[1]

See also

• Familial adenomatous polyposis
• Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
• Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome
• Cowden syndrome
• Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
• Juvenile polyposis
• MUTYH
• Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

References

1. ↑ Herold, Gerd (2012). Innere Medizin : eine vorlesungsorientierte Darstellung (2012 ed.). Köln: Herold. ISBN 978-3-9814660-1-0. 

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External links

• Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes