Colorectal cancer [DS:H00020] Solid tumor [DS:H02421]
Description
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder characterized by the early onset of hundreds to thousands of adenomas throughout in the rectum and colon. If left untreated, all patients with FAP develop colon cancer a decade after the appearance of the polyps. The genetic defect in FAP is a germline mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. In a subset of individuals, a MUTYH mutation causes a recessively inherited polyposis condition.
Category
Neoplasm
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Benign neoplasms, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, central nervous system or related tissues
Benign non-mesenchymal neoplasms
2E92 Benign neoplasm of digestive organs
H01025 Familial adenomatous polyposis
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Replication and repair
nt06504 Base excision repair
H01025 Familial adenomatous polyposis
nt06503 Mismatch repair
H01025 Familial adenomatous polyposis
Cellular process
nt06541 Cytoskeleton in neurons
H01025 Familial adenomatous polyposis