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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for colon polyps
  1. ... that leads to the formation of abnormal growths (polyps) in the colon, which can become cancerous. The most common mutation in FAP is a deletion of five building blocks of DNA (nucleotides) in the APC ... cancer, the number of polyps and the time frame in which they become ...
  2. ... genes. This unregulated cell growth can lead to polyp formation in people with juvenile ... SMAD4 gene mutations have also been ...