Juvenile polyposis syndrome with gastric and duodenal polyposis presenting with refractory anemia and protein-leakage gastroenteropathy in a patient with SMAD4 mutation: a case report

Abstract Background Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) is an autosomal dominant, inherited disorder characterized by multiple hyperproliferative polyps of the gastrointestinal tract, particularly of the colon, rectum, and stomach. SMAD4 mutations are frequently associated with multiple polyposis of t...

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Main Authors: Kenya Nakamura, Koji Kubota, Akira Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Notake, Tomohiko Ikehara, Kentaro Umemura, Atsushi Kamachi, Takamune Goto, Hidenori Tomida, Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Tadanobu Nagaya, Takeji Umemura, Yuji Soejima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-01-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01796-4