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Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis

The Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome is a rare hereditary condition (autosomal dominant inheritance) that usually begins in childhood. This condition is the byproduct of hamartomatous polyps forming non-cancerous tumors in the digestive system. The presence of melanin-pigmented skin lesions is the result of these growths (they mainly manifest in the face, in the mucosa of the mouth, hands, feet and the… Read More »