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SYNDROME GARDNER [1 record]

Record 1 2019-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Genetics
DEF

A phenotypic variant of familial adenomatous polyposis characterized by extracolonic lesions, including supernumerary teeth, fibrous dysplasia of the skull, retinal pigmentation, osteomas, fibromas, and epithelial cysts.

CONT

People with Gardner syndrome have an increased risk of colorectal cancer, soft tissue sarcoma and thyroid cancers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Génétique
DEF

Association d'une polypose adénomateuse familiale recto-colique à des tumeurs multiples de la peau (kystes, épidermoïdes et sébacés), des tissus mous (lipomes, fibromes, léiomes) et des os (ostéome souvent récidivant).

CONT

Les personnes atteintes du syndrome de Gardner risquent davantage d'être un jour atteintes du cancer colorectal, du sarcome des tissus mous et du cancer de la thyroïde.

Spanish

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