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    Polyposis Syndromes and Colorectal Cancer Predisposition

    Colorectal polyps are common, affecting 25% of the population by age 75 years. However, the presence of multiple polyps, particularly in association with a personal or family history of colorectal cancer, shou...

    Christopher Cunningham, Rebecca A. Barnetson in Anorectal and Colonic Diseases (2010)

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    The genetics of familial colon cancer

    In developed countries, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death due to malignancy after lung cancer in males and third most common after lung and breast cancer in females. In the UK this man...

    Susan M. Farrington, Malcolm G. Dunlop in Genetic Predisposition to Cancer (1996)