DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for familial adenomatous polyposis

Familial adenomatous polyposis [DOID:0050424]

An intestinal disease that has_material_basis_in mutations in the APC gene and involves formation of numerous polyps in the epithelium of the large intestine which are initially benign and later transform into colon cancer.

Synonyms:  familial adenomatous polyposis,  DOID:0050424,  hereditary adenomatous polyposis,  familial adenomatous polyposises,  adenomatous polyposis of the colon ...

Linkouts:  OMIM #1 #2