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Gardner syndrome with giant abdominal desmoid tumor during pregnancy: a case report

open access: yesBMC Surgery, 2020
Background Gardner syndrome is a subtype of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), characterized by a combination of adenomatous intestinal polyps and extracolonic lesions such as multiple osteomas, dental abnormalities, and soft tissue tumors.
Liquan Jin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A key role for E-cadherin in intestinal homeostasis and Paneth cell maturation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
E-cadherin is a major component of adherens junctions. Impaired expression of E-cadherin in the small intestine and colon has been linked to a disturbed intestinal homeostasis and barrier function.
Trülzsch, Konrad   +37 more
core   +1 more source

CLINICAL, EPIDEMIOLOGIC, AND ENDOSCOPIC PROFILE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH COLONIC POLYPS IN TWO REFERENCE CENTERS

open access: yesArquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2015
Background - The main goal of this paper is to investigate the frequency, clinical profile, and endoscopic findings of children and teenagers submitted to colonoscopies.
Denise O ANDRADE   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gene expression analyses on skin lesions from patients with familial adenomatous polyposis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Familial adenomatous polyposis coli (FAP) is an autosomal dominant colorectal cancer predisposition syndrome caused by germline mutations in the APC gene.
Stegmann, Danielle Alexandra
core   +1 more source

Modeling APC mutagenesis and familial adenomatous polyposis using human iPS cells. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Mutations in the gene Adenomatous Polyposis Coli or APC appear in most sporadic cases of colorectal cancer and it is the most frequent mutation causing hereditary Familial Adenomatous Polyposis.
Cesar A Sommer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Loss of APC induces polyploidy as a result of a combination of defects in mitosis and apoptosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumor suppressor gene initiate a majority of colorectal cancers. Acquisition of chromosomal instability is an early event in these tumors.
Newton, Ian P.   +32 more
core   +1 more source

New hereditary polyposis syndromes in the patient with intestinal polyps [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Hereditary polyposis syndromes (HPS) are a group of rare, inherited syndromes characterised by the presence of histopathological specific or numerous intestinal polyps and a high risk of intestinal and extraintestinal cancer.
Jelsig, Anne Marie   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC) : morphological and immunohistochemical studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Includes bibliographical references.Families with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC) are not uncommon along the West-Coast of South Africa.
Holm, Hannes
core   +1 more source

The Somatic Mutation Hit on Top of Genetic APC mutations Cause Skin Tumor

open access: yesTranslational Oncology, 2020
Inactivation of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is the initiating event in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients. Up to 90% of FAP patients show intestinal tumors and other extracolonic malignancies including hepatoblastomas, desmoid ...
Ting Niu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repurposing the FDA-approved pinworm drug pyrvinium as a novel chemotherapeutic agent for intestinal polyposis. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Mutations in the WNT-pathway regulator ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI (APC) promote aberrant activation of the WNT pathway that is responsible for APC-associated diseases such as Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) and 85% of spontaneous colorectal cancers (
Bin Li   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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