Familial adenomatous polyposis primary prevention

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2], Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [3]

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Effective measures for the primary prevention of familial adenomatous polyposis include genetic counseling. The most common method is direct sequencing of the APC gene.

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References

  1. King JE, Dozois RR, Lindor NM, Ahlquist DA (2000). "Care of patients and their families with familial adenomatous polyposis". Mayo Clin. Proc. 75 (1): 57–67. doi:10.4065/75.1.57. PMID 10630758.
  2. Half, Elizabeth; Bercovich, Dani; Rozen, Paul (2009). "Familial adenomatous polyposis". Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 4 (1): 22. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-4-22. ISSN 1750-1172.
  3. Roy, Hemant K.; Khandekar, Janardan D. (2012). "APC Gene Testing for Familial Adenomatosis Polyposis". JAMA. 308 (5): 514. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.9516. ISSN 0098-7484.

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