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			[[Image:FAP.jpg\|thumb\|right\|An endoscopic image showing abundant polyps, as seen in familial adenomatous polyposis.]]
	'''Familial adenomatous polyposis''', abbreviated '''FAP''' and also known as '''familial polyposis coli''' and '''adenomatous polyposis coli‎''', is a genetic condition that predisposes to [[adenomatous polyps]] and thus invariably results in [[colorectal cancer]].		'''Familial adenomatous polyposis''', abbreviated '''FAP''' and also known as '''familial polyposis coli''' and '''adenomatous polyposis coli‎''', is a genetic condition that predisposes to [[adenomatous polyps]] and thus invariably results in [[colorectal cancer]].

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