Multiple hamartomatous juvenile polyps of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Subspecialty
- Gastroenterology / Polyposis syndromes
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, polyps in childhood
- Gene(s) involved
- BMPR1A, ENG, SMAD4
- Alternative names & eponyms
- JPS
Etiology & mechanism
TGF-beta/BMP pathway loss.
Gene(s) involved (3)
Symptoms & signs (7)
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3 shared
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abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
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abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
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anemia, diarrhea
2 shared
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abdominal pain, diarrhea
2 shared
Irritable bowel syndrome
abdominal pain, diarrhea
1 shared
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
diarrhea
1 shared
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy syndrome
abdominal pain
1 shared
Alpha-gal syndrome
abdominal pain
1 shared
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
anemia
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