Attenuated familial polyposis: A genetic condition characterized by the development of adenomatous polyps mainly in the colon and rectum. There may be hundreds or thousands of polyps and these polyps have a predisposition for becoming cancerous. The attenuated form of the condition is distinguished by the development of polyps in old age rather than during the first decades of life. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Attenuated familial polyposis is available below.
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Prognosis for Attenuated familial polyposis: Malignancy tends to develop by 40 years of age.
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