Two juvenile polyps, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and SMAD4 mutation

Turk J Gastroenterol. 2013;24(1):57-60.

Abstract

An adolescent girl with recurrent iron deficiency anemia, epistaxis, cyanosis, hypoxemia, clubbing, two juvenile polyps in the colon, oro-naso-pharyngeal telangiectasias, multiple arterio-venous malformations of the lungs, and a new homozygous mutation in SMAD4 gene is reported. Patients with juvenile polyps should be examined carefully for mucocutaneus findings and digital clubbing. When a combination of these signs is noted, a genetic testing is warranted inspite of low polyp count in order to prevent potential risk of malignancy and other complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / complications
  • Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / genetics
  • Child
  • Colonic Polyps / complications*
  • Colonic Polyps / genetics*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia / complications
  • Hypoxia / genetics
  • Smad4 Protein / genetics*
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / complications*
  • Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / genetics*

Substances

  • SMAD4 protein, human
  • Smad4 Protein