"Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hereditary disease caused by autosomal dominant mutations involving CHROMOSOME 19. It is characterized by the presence of INTESTINAL POLYPS, consistently in the JEJUNUM, and mucocutaneous pigmentation with MELANIN spots of the lips, buccal MUCOSA, and digits.
Descriptor ID |
D010580
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MeSH Number(s) |
C04.700.705 C06.405.469.578.750 C16.320.700.705 C17.800.621.430.530.550.625
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Concept/Terms |
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome- Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
- Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
- Syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers
- Polyposis, Hamartomatous Intestinal
- Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposes
- Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposis
- Intestinal Polyposes, Hamartomatous
- Intestinal Polyposis, Hamartomatous
- Polyposes, Hamartomatous Intestinal
- Peutz-Jegher's Syndrome
- Peutz Jegher's Syndrome
- Peutz-Jegher Syndrome
- Syndrome, Peutz-Jegher's
- Peutz-Jeghers Polyposis
- Peutz Jeghers Polyposis
- Polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers
- Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndrome
- Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndromes
- Syndrome, Periorificial Lentiginosis
- Syndromes, Periorificial Lentiginosis
- Lentiginosis, Perioral
- Lentiginoses, Perioral
- Perioral Lentiginoses
- Perioral Lentiginosis
- Polyps-and-Spots Syndrome
- Polyps and Spots Syndrome
- Polyps-and-Spots Syndromes
- Syndrome, Polyps-and-Spots
- Syndromes, Polyps-and-Spots
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1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Burkart AL, Sheridan T, Lewin M, Fenton H, Ali NJ, Montgomery E. Do sporadic Peutz-Jeghers polyps exist? Experience of a large teaching hospital. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Aug; 31(8):1209-14.
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Canto MI, Goggins M, Hruban RH, Petersen GM, Giardiello FM, Yeo C, Fishman EK, Brune K, Axilbund J, Griffin C, Ali S, Richman J, Jagannath S, Kantsevoy SV, Kalloo AN. Screening for early pancreatic neoplasia in high-risk individuals: a prospective controlled study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Jun; 4(6):766-81; quiz 665.
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Sato N, Rosty C, Jansen M, Fukushima N, Ueki T, Yeo CJ, Cameron JL, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Hruban RH, Goggins M. STK11/LKB1 Peutz-Jeghers gene inactivation in intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas. Am J Pathol. 2001 Dec; 159(6):2017-22.
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Wirtzfeld DA, Petrelli NJ, Rodriguez-Bigas MA. Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes: molecular genetics, neoplastic risk, and surveillance recommendations. Ann Surg Oncol. 2001 May; 8(4):319-27.
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Hruban RH, Canto MI, Yeo CJ. Prevention of pancreatic cancer and strategies for management of familial pancreatic cancer. Dig Dis. 2001; 19(1):76-84.
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Su GH, Hruban RH, Bansal RK, Bova GS, Tang DJ, Shekher MC, Westerman AM, Entius MM, Goggins M, Yeo CJ, Kern SE. Germline and somatic mutations of the STK11/LKB1 Peutz-Jeghers gene in pancreatic and biliary cancers. Am J Pathol. 1999 Jun; 154(6):1835-40.