The value of screening and central registration of families with familial adenomatous polyposis. A study of 82 families in The Netherlands

• Published in: Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 33; no. 3; p. 227
• Main Authors: Vasen, H F, Griffioen, G, Offerhaus, G J, Den Hartog Jager, F C, Van Leeuwen-Cornelisse, I S, Meera Khan, P, Lamers, C B, Van Slooten, E A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1990
• Subjects: Adenomatous Polyposis Coli - diagnosis; Adenomatous Polyposis Coli - epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Netherlands - epidemiology; Registries; Netherlands
• ISSN: 0012-3706
• DOI: 10.1007/BF02134185

In 1984 a national registry of families with familial adenomatous polyposis was set up in The Netherlands to promote screening in those families. Eight-two families had been registered by the end of 1988. Analysis of the pedigrees showed that 204 family members at risk had not yet been screened. The...