familial adenomatous polyposis
noun
familial adenomatous pol·yp·o·sis
-ˌpä-li-ˈpō-səs 
: an inherited disease of the large intestine marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum of numerous glandular polyps which typically become malignant if left untreated
called also familial polyposis
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The company says the drug can be used in the treatment of the rare disease familial adenomatous polyposis, or FAP, an inherited condition that becomes colorectal cancer in patients by age 39 on average.
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Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 30 Aug. 2019
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Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 30 Aug. 2019
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