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==Overview==


'''Peutz-Jeghers''', also known as '''Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome''', is an [[autosomal dominant]] [[genetic disease]] characterized by the development of benign hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract.
'''Peutz-Jeghers''', also known as '''Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome''', is an [[autosomal dominant]] [[genetic disease]] characterized by the development of benign hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Peutz-Jeghers, also known as Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome, is an autosomal dominant genetic disease characterized by the development of benign hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract.

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