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Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome and risk of colorectal cancer

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Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome is a widely accepted, but poorly understood, risk factor for colorectal cancer. A recent report has laid the foundations for improving the management of patients with this enigmatic disorder by identifying the features associated with colorectal cancer risk, as well as estimating the magnitude of this risk.

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Joanne Young is supported by a Cancer Council Queensland Senior Research Fellowship and by a grant from the National Cancer Institute 1R01CA123010 (Genetics of Serrated Neoplasia).

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  1. Familial Cancer Laboratory, QIMR, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Q 4006, Australia

    Joanne P. Young

  2. New Zealand Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry, Building 30, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

    Susan Parry

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Young, J., Parry, S. Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome and risk of colorectal cancer. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 7, 594–595 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2010.166

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