Table 3

Results from national and regional polyposis registries

AuthorYearRegionCountryNo of patientsNo of probandsNo of call-up cases% Isolated cases% CRC in probands% CRC in call-up casesIncidence rate ×10−6Prevalence rate ×10−5% FAP with CRC/all CRC
FAP, familial adenomatous polyposis; CRC, colorectal cancer.
Bussey11975LondonUK4102931174566 9
Vasen191990Holland2301041264647 4
Penna281992ParisFrance14145 3
Goh371992Singapore 588913
Morton291993West MidlandUK10764 6
Bertario71994Italy6044411634810
Järvinen221994Finland192116 7666 71.582.630.14
Ponz de Leon301999ModenaItaly15641
Björk172000Sweden43121621567 30.903.160.023
Heiskanen182000Finland236116120614
Present studyDenmark4342521823568 31.903.190.07