Gardener's syndrome

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• Synonyms

  • Gardener syndrome
  • Gardner syndrome

• Causes

  • APC gene mutation

• Effects

  • Colonic polyp
  • Malignant transformation
  • Carcinoma of thyroid
  • Osteoma skull
  • Fibroma
  • Desmoid tumours
  • Benign exostosis
  • Epidermal cysts
  • Teratoma
  • Leiomyoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Retinal pigment epithelium hypertrophy
  • Lipoma

• Parents

  • Congenital neoplastic syndrome
  • Autosomal dominant disorder

• Description

  • "APC gene located in chromosome 5q21"