Gastroenterology · Gastroenterology / Polyposis syndromes
Turcot syndrome
also: Glioma-polyposis syndrome
Colorectal polyposis with central nervous system tumors.
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Subspecialty
- Gastroenterology / Polyposis syndromes
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, equal; Children: yes, brain tumors in adolescence
- Gene(s) involved
- APC, MLH1, MSH2, PMS2
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Glioma-polyposis syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
APC or mismatch repair gene mutation.
Gene(s) involved (4)
Symptoms & signs (6)
In plain terms, someone with Turcot syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
Same gene(s)
Other syndromes that involve one of this syndrome's genes.
Overlapping symptoms
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Shares symptoms with
2 shared
Gardner syndrome
colonic polyps, colorectal cancer
2 shared
Serrated polyposis syndrome
colorectal cancer, rectal bleeding
1 shared
Ask–Upmark kidney syndrome
headache
1 shared
Barré–Liéou syndrome
headache
1 shared
Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome
headache
1 shared
Computer vision syndrome
headache
1 shared
Conn syndrome
headache
1 shared
Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome
colorectal cancer
1 shared
Costen syndrome
headache
1 shared
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
headache
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