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• What is familial adenomatous polyposis?
• How common is familial adenomatous polyposis?
• What genes are related to familial adenomatous polyposis?
• How do people inherit familial adenomatous polyposis?
• Where can I find information about treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis?
• What other names do people use for familial adenomatous polyposis?
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Where can I find information about treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis?

These resources address the management of familial adenomatous polyposis and may include treatment providers.

• Gene Review: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
  
  
• Genetic Alliance

What other names do people use for familial adenomatous polyposis?

• Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
  
  
• Adenomatous Polyposis of the Colon
  
  
• Colon Cancer, Familial
  
  
• Familial Intestinal Polyposis
  
  
• Familial Multiple Polyposis
  
  
• Familial Multiple Polyposis Syndrome
  
  
• Familial Polyposis Coli
  
  
• Familial Polyposis Syndrome
  
  
• FAP
  
  
• Hereditary Polyposis Coli
  
  
• MYH-associated Polyposis
  
  
• Polyposis Coli

SOURCE: Genetics Home Reference, National Institutes of Health