title: Colorectal cancer: serrated polyposis--should we screen first-degree relatives?
abstract: Serrated polyposis syndrome (SPS) is a condition characterized by multiple and/or proximal serrated polyps in the colorectum. Several features of SPS suggest there is an underlying genetic disorder that is yet to be identified. A new study provides insights on the diagnostic yield of screening colonoscopy in first-degree relatives of patients with SPS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balaguer
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellise
mesh_terms: D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies