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==Overview==
==Overview==


'''Peutz-Jeghers''', also known as '''Hereditary Intestinal Polyposis Syndrome''', is an [[autosomal dominant]] [[genetic disease]] characterized by the development of benign hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract.
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==Prognosis==
Almost half of Peutz-Jeghers patients die from cancer by age 57 years, and the cumulative risk of developing a form of cancer associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome between ages 15-64 is 93%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1807.htm |title=eMedicine - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome : Article by Andrea Duchini, MD |accessdate=2007-07-21 |format= |work=}}</ref>
Almost half of Peutz-Jeghers patients die from cancer by age 57 years, and the cumulative risk of developing a form of cancer associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome between ages 15-64 is 93%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1807.htm |title=eMedicine - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome : Article by Andrea Duchini, MD |accessdate=2007-07-21 |format= |work=}}</ref>
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Almost half of Peutz-Jeghers patients die from cancer by age 57 years, and the cumulative risk of developing a form of cancer associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome between ages 15-64 is 93%.[1]

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  1. "eMedicine - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome : Article by Andrea Duchini, MD". Retrieved 2007-07-21.

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