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Is colo-rectal cancer caused by generic defect leading to polyps?
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Can be: A genetic disorder, adenomatous polyposis coli (apc) is an inherited abnormality and people who inherit it, develop multiple polyps in colon and almost invariably develop colon cancer. Only a very small proportion of the colon cancers are due to apc gene.
Answered 6/8/2016
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