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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...
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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...