• CDC
  • Heart Failure
  • Cardiovascular Clinical Consult
  • Adult Immunization
  • Hepatic Disease
  • Rare Disorders
  • Pediatric Immunization
  • Implementing The Topcon Ocular Telehealth Platform
  • Weight Management
  • Screening
  • Monkeypox
  • Guidelines
  • Men's Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Allergy
  • Nutrition
  • Women's Health
  • Cardiology
  • Substance Use
  • Pediatrics
  • Kidney Disease
  • Genetics
  • Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Oral Medicine
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
  • Pain
  • Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Geriatrics
  • Infection
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Obesity
  • Rheumatology
  • Technology
  • Cancer
  • Nephrology
  • Anemia
  • Neurology
  • Pulmonology

Bad Genes, But Which Ones?

Poll

A young woman with a history of a desmoid tumor as a child undergoes a screening colonoscopy. What gene mutation is suggested by the finding of multiple adenomatous polyps?

A 25-year-old woman undergoes a screening colonoscopy, recommended because of a family history of colon cancer. She is noted to have multiple polyps throughout her colon, all of which are adenomas. She has a history of an acute abdomen secondary to a desmoid tumor and a mandibular osteoma diagnosed as a child.

 

This condition is caused by mutation of which of the following genes?

A. PTEN
B. MYP
C. APC
D. STK11
Related Videos
© 2024 MJH Life Sciences

All rights reserved.