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Hyperplastic polyposis syndrome and risk of colorectal cancer

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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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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