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Three case reports are presented of three generations in one family having colonic polyps of juvenile type. A familial tendency to develop juvenile polyposis is suggested. Although a carcinoma occurred concomitantly in this series, there is insufficient evidence to suggest a relationship between familial juvenile polyposis coli and carcinoma.
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Smilow, P.C., Pryor, C.A. & Swinton, N.W. Juvenile polyposis coli A report of three patients in three generations of one family. Dis Colon Rectum 9, 248–254 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616919
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