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. The lifetime risk of colorectal cancer in these patients reaches 100 percent by age 60.

Descriptor ID	D011125
MeSH Number(s)	C04.557.470.035.215.100 C04.588.274.476.411.307.089 C04.588.274.476.411.307.180.089 C04.700.100 C06.301.371.411.307.180.089 C06.405.249.411.307.180.089 C06.405.469.158.356.180.089 C06.405.469.491.307.180.089 C06.405.469.578.249 C16.320.700.100
Concept/Terms	Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Adenomatous Polyposis Colus Coli, Adenomatous Polyposis Colus, Adenomatous Polyposis Polyposis Coli, Adenomatous Polyposis Colus, Adenomatous Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Adenomatous Polyposes, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial Familial Adenomatous Polyposes Polyposes, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Familial Adenomatous Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon Familial Multiple Polyposi Familial Multiple Polyposus Multiple Polyposi, Familial Multiple Polyposus, Familial Polyposi, Familial Multiple Polyposus, Familial Multiple Familial Multiple Polyposis Familial Multiple Polyposes Multiple Polyposes, Familial Multiple Polyposis, Familial Polyposes, Familial Multiple Polyposis, Familial Multiple Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome Familial Polyposis Coli Coli, Familial Polyposis Colus, Familial Polyposis Familial Polyposis Colus Polyposis Colus, Familial Familial Polyposis of the Colon Familial Polyposis Syndrome Familial Polyposis Syndromes Hereditary Polyposis Coli Coli, Hereditary Polyposis Colus, Hereditary Polyposis Hereditary Polyposis Colus Polyposis Coli, Hereditary Polyposis Colus, Hereditary Myh-Associated Polyposis Myh Associated Polyposis Myh-Associated Polyposes Polyposes, Myh-Associated Polyposis, Myh-Associated Polyposis Coli Coli, Polyposis Colus, Polyposis Polyposis Colus Polyposis Coli, Familial Polyposis Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon Familial Intestinal Polyposis Familial Intestinal Polyposis Familial Intestinal Polyposes Intestinal Polyposes, Familial Intestinal Polyposis, Familial Polyposis, Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposis, Adenomatous Intestinal Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposes Adenomatous Intestinal Polyposis Intestinal Polyposis, Adenomatous

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