Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
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Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP) is a subtype of a condition known as familial adenomatous polyposis [2] (called FAP or classic FAP). People with FAP or AFAP will have an increased number of adenomatous colon polyps during their lifetime and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer [3]. An adenomatous polyp is a lump filled with the cells that make mucous and line the inside of a person's colon. Normally these cells are in flat sheets, but in FAP and AFAP they build up into polyps inside the intestinal tract. In AFAP, the total number of colon polyps is less than 100, with 30 being average. In FAP, polyps are far more frequent.
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