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Publikováno v:
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 42:307-310
PURPOSE: The goal of genetic testing is to define individual risk, which in turn may guide clinical management. METHODS: Thirty-two international familial adenomatous polyposis registries were surveyed regarding their approach to a specific clinical
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 12:14-18
Background: Gastro-duodenal polyps develop in up to 90% of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients and periampullary carcinoma is one of the most common extra-colonic malignancies in this syndrome. Periampullary adenomas have been shown to be p
Publikováno v:
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 39:384-387
Widespread use of prophylactic colectomy has resulted in a reduction in the incidence of colorectal cancer in familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients. A retrospective chart review of families registered at the Steve Atanas Stavro Familial Gastr
Autor:
Theresa Berk, Bharati Bapat, Juan Ramon Sanabria, Ruth Croxford, Steven Gallinger, Zane Cohen
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Surgery. 171:136-141
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) patients often develop periampullary adenomas that may progress to periampullary cancer, a common cause of death in this population. The risk of periampullary cancer in FAP is unclear, and variables that predict t
Autor:
Francis M. Giardiello, G. Johan A. Offerhaus, Anne C. Tersmette, Steven M. Powell, Ramon Parsons, Zane Cohen, Anne J. Krush, Fowzia Taqi, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Bert Vogelstein, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Gloria M. Petersen, Bernard Têtu, Jin Jen, Patricia A. Wood, Theresa Berk, Susan V. Booker, Bo Liu, Stanley R. Hamilton, Peter C. Burger
Publikováno v:
New England Journal of Medicine. 332:839-847
Turcot's syndrome is characterized clinically by the concurrence of a primary brain tumor and multiple colorectal adenomas. We attempted to define the syndrome at the molecular level.Fourteen families with Turcot's syndrome identified in two registri
Publikováno v:
Diseases of the colon and rectum. 55(4)
BACKGROUND The major manifestation of familial adenomatous polyposis is colorectal adenomas, which, if untreated, lead to colorectal cancer. The impact of IPAA on quality of life in adolescents with familial adenomatous polyposis is favorable. There
Autor:
Hartley Stern, John A. Parker, Peter N. Ray, Robin S. McLeod, Bharati Bapat, Theresa Berk, Zane Cohen
Publikováno v:
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 37:165-171
Predictive carrier testing for the inherited disorder of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) can be conducted using DNA markers linked to the FAP locus. The presence of characteristic hypertrophic retinal lesions has been advocated as useful biomark
Autor:
Theresa Berk, Hartley Stern
Publikováno v:
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 3:725-736
The natural history of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) has been greatly improved with the advent of registries whose mandate is to improve the detection and management of affected individuals and their families, and to develop new knowledge conc
Publikováno v:
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. 5(10)
Background & Aims: Desmoid tumors are non-metastasizing fibromatoses that occur in 10%–20% of subjects with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Intra-abdominal desmoid tumors are a major cause of mortality in FAP. FAP-associated desmoid tumors ar
Autor:
A S Detsky, Steve Gallinger, Theresa Berk, K Pritzker, Bharati Bapat, H Z Noorani, Brenda L. Gallie, Angela Mitri, Zane Cohen
Publikováno v:
Gut. 44(5)
BACKGROUNDMutations of theAPC gene cause familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), a hereditary colorectal cancer predisposition syndrome.AIMSTo conduct a cost comparison analysis of predictive genetic testing versus conventional clinical screening for i