Gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes.
Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in the Western society, and the incidence is rising. Rare hereditary gastrointestinal polyposis syndromes that predispose to colorectal cancer have provided a model for the investigation of cancer initiation and progression in the general population. Many insights in the molecular genetic basis of cancer have emerged from the study of these syndromes. This review discusses the genetics and clinical manifestations of the three most common syndromes with gastrointestinal polyposis and an increased risk of colorectal cancer: familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), juvenile polyposis (JP) and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS).
Brosens
Lodewijk A A
LA
Department of Pathology, University Medical Center, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands. l.a.brosens@amc.uva.nl
van Hattem
W Arnout
WA
Jansen
Marnix
M
de Leng
Wendy W J
WW
Giardiello
Francis M
FM
Offerhaus
G Johan A
GJ
D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010580:Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015398:Signal Transduction; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism
D025601:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta