High proportion of large genomic deletions and a genotype–phenotype update in 80 unrelated families with juvenile polyposis syndrome

Stefan Aretz, Dietlinde Stienen, Siegfried Uhlhaas, M. Stolte, Mark M. Entius, Steffan Loff, Walter Back, Astrid Kaufmann, KM Keller, Stefan Blaas,

Journal of Medical Genetics · 2007 · 244 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Screening for large deletions raised the mutation detection rate to 60% in the 65 patients with typical JPS. A strong genotype-phenotype correlation for gastric polyposis, gastric cancer, and HHT was identified, which should have implications for counselling and surveillance. Histopathological results in hamartomatous polyposis syndromes must be critically interpreted.

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