Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an inherited condition that causes colon and rectal cancers. FAP is a congenital (present at birth) condition caused by a gene mutation.
What is familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)?
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary (passed down in families) syndrome that causes cancers of the colon and rectum. People with FAP can begin to develop benign (noncancerous) polyps as early as their teenage years. Unless the colon is removed, these polyps will turn malignant (cancerous) over time.
What are the signs and symptoms of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)?
Blood or mucus in the stools, or bleeding from the rectum
Diarrhea or constipation that lasts longer than six weeks
Pain in the abdomen or rectum
What are the causes of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)?
Passed down in families, FAP is a congenital (present at birth) condition caused by a gene mutation.
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) doctors and providers
- BBBradley Barth, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- PWPerrin White, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- SASoumya Adhikari, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- MAMichele Alkalay, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- AAAmal Aqul, MDPediatric Hepatologist
- SBSarah Barlow, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- NCNandini Channabasappa, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- ACAbha Choudhary, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- AGAakash Goyal, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- BGBhaskar Gurram, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- MHMelissa Ham, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- LLLauren Lazar, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- HLHuay-Lin Lo, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- MMMegha Mehta, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- MMMuniza Mogri, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- NPNivedita Patni, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- CRCharina Ramirez, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- NRNorberto Rodriguez-Baez, MDPediatric Hepatologist
- IRIsabel Rojas Santamaria, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- RSRinarani Sanghavi, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- MSMeghana Sathe, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Mhammad Gaith Semrin, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist- ASAmanda Shaw, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
- LSLuis Sifuentes-Dominguez, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- DTDavid Troendle, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
- MYMing Yang, MDPediatric Endocrinologist
Phuong Luu, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Gastroenterology
Van Nguyen, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology- JPJennifer Peacock, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
Shabina Walji-Virani, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology