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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]]. | '''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''' is a subset of FAP. Both FAP and Gardner syndrome have a mutation in the FAP gene.<ref name=omim175100>{{OMIM|175100}}</ref> | |||
==Inheritance== | ==Inheritance== | ||
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==Gene== | ==Gene== | ||
*APC gene. | *APC gene<ref name=omim175100>{{OMIM|175100}}</ref> mutation. | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||