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 '''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]].
-'''Gardner syndrome'''<ref name=pmid14902760>{{Cite journal  | last1 = GARDNER | first1 = EJ. | title = A genetic and clinical study of intestinal polyposis, a predisposing factor for carcinoma of the colon and rectum. | journal = Am J Hum Genet | volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 167-76 | month = Jun | year = 1951 | doi =  | PMID = 14902760 }}</ref> is a subset of FAP. Both FAP and Gardner syndrome have a mutation in the FAP gene.<ref name=omim175100>{{OMIM|175100}}</ref>
+'''Gardner syndrome'''<ref name=pmid14902760>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Gardner | first1 = EJ. | title = A genetic and clinical study of intestinal polyposis, a predisposing factor for carcinoma of the colon and rectum. | journal = Am J Hum Genet | volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 167-76 | month = Jun | year = 1951 | doi =  | PMID = 14902760 }}</ref> is a subset of FAP. Both FAP and Gardner syndrome have a mutation in the FAP gene.<ref name=omim175100>{{OMIM|175100}}</ref>
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