familial adenomatous polyposis (DOID:0050424)
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Synonyms: adenomatous polyposis of the colon
Alt IDs: MESH:D011125, NCI:C3339, OMIM:PS175100, ORDO:733, UMLS_CUI:C0032580
Definition: An intestinal disease that has_material_basis_in mutations in the APC gene and involves formation of numerous polyps in the epithelium of the large intestine which are initially benign and later transform into colon cancer.