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===General===
===General===
*Strong association of [[familial adenomatous polyposis]].
*Strong association of [[familial adenomatous polyposis]].
**In one series of 208 adenomas, almost 70% were from FAP patients.<ref name=pmid16837629/>
*Commonly found in association foveolar metaplasia - especially in sporadic cases ~60% of cases.
**In FAP ~30% of cases have foveolar metaplasia.<ref name=pmid16837629>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rubio | first1 = CA. | title = Gastric duodenal metaplasia in duodenal adenomas. | journal = J Clin Pathol | volume = 60 | issue = 6 | pages = 661-3 | month = Jun | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1136/jcp.2006.039388 | PMID = 16837629 | PMC = 1955048}}</ref>


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