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MeSH Supplementary: Juvenile polyposis syndrome
Unique ID: C537702
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C537702
Entry Term(s): Bmpr1a-Related Juvenile Polyposis; Juvenile Polyposis Coli; Juvenile Polyposis Of Infancy; Juvenile Polyposis Of Stomach; Juvenile Polyposis, Infantile; Juvenile intestinal polyposis; Polyposis, familial, of entire gastrointestinal tract; Polyposis, juvenile intestinal; Smad4-Related Juvenile Polyposis
Heading Mapped to: *Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Intestinal Polyposis / congenital
Frequency: 127
Note: A hereditary form of intestinal polyposis where POLYPS first appear by age 20. Diagnosis is based on the presence of HARMATOMA - like gastrointestinal polyps that become malignant lesions by age 35 in 20% of cases. Germline mutations in the SMAD4 and BMPR1A genes have been identified. OMIM: 174900
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2015/08/18

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