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... > Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Pigmentation Disorders > Hyperpigmentation > Melanosis > Lentigo > Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Pigmentation Disorders > Hyperpigmentation > Melanosis > Lentigo > Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Intestinal Diseases > Intestinal Polyposis > Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary > Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Neoplasms > Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary > Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

Preferred term

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposes
  • Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposis
  • Intestinal Polyposes, Hamartomatous
  • Intestinal Polyposis, Hamartomatous
  • Lentiginoses, Perioral
  • Lentiginosis, Perioral
  • Perioral Lentiginoses
  • Perioral Lentiginosis
  • Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndrome
  • Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndromes
  • Peutz Jeghers Polyposis
  • Peutz-Jeghers Polyposis
  • Peutz Jegher's Syndrome
  • Peutz-Jegher's Syndrome
  • Peutz-Jegher Syndrome
  • Polyposes, Hamartomatous Intestinal
  • Polyposis, Hamartomatous Intestinal
  • Polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers
  • Polyps and Spots Syndrome
  • Polyps-and-Spots Syndrome
  • Polyps-and-Spots Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Periorificial Lentiginosis
  • Syndrome, Peutz-Jegher's
  • Syndrome, Polyps-and-Spots
  • Syndromes, Periorificial Lentiginosis
  • Syndromes, Polyps-and-Spots

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 65; was see under POLYPI (now POLYPS) 1963-64

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010580

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