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

Preferred term

Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

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

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In other languages

  • Syndrome de Peutz-Jeghers

    French

  • Lentiginose périorificielle avec polypose viscérale
  • Polypose hamartomateuse intestinale
  • Polypose intestinale - pigmentation cutanée
  • Syndrome de Peutz-Jeghers-Touraine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WS2J0CKR-4

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