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Gardner Syndrome

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Synonyms

Bone Tumor-Epidermoid Cyst-Polyposis
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis with Extraintestinal Manifestations
FAPG
GRS
Intestinal Polyposis III
Oldfield Syndrome
Polyposis, Gardner Type
Polyposis-Osteomatosis-Epidermoid Cyst Syndrome

Disorder Subdivisions

None

General Discussion

Gardner syndrome is a rare, inherited disorder characterized by multiple growths (polyps) in the colon (often 1,000 or more), extra teeth (supernumerary), bony tumors of the skull (osteomas), and fatty cysts and/or fibrous tumors in the skin (fibromas or epithelial cysts). Gardner syndrome is a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis, a rare group of disorders characterized by the growth of multiple polyps in the colon. Gardner syndrome is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.
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Resources

Intestinal Multiple Polyposis and Colorectal Cancer Registry
P.O. Box 11
Conyngham, PA 18219
Tel: (717)788-3712
Fax: (717)788-4046
Email: user291524@aol.com

American Cancer Society, Inc.
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
USA
Tel: 4043203333
Tel: 8002272345
Internet: http://www.cancer.org

Familial Polyposis Registry
Department of Colorectal Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195-5001
Tel: (216)444-6470

NIH/National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Endocrine Diseases Metabolic Diseases Branch
2 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3570
Tel: (301)654-3810
Fax: (301)496-7422
Email: NDDIC@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: http://www.niddk.nih.gov

Hereditary Colon Cancer Association (HCCA)
3601 N. 4th Ave.
Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
USA
Tel: 6082631017
Fax: 6082807292
Tel: 8002646783
Email: info@hereditarycc.org
Internet: http://www.hereditarycc.org

Friends of Cancer Research
2231 Crystal Drive
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22202
Tel: (703)302-1503
Fax: (703)302-1568
Email: info@focr.org
Internet: http://www.focr.org

People Living With Cancer
1900 Duke Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: (703)299-0150
Fax: (703)684-8618
Tel: (888)651-3038
Email: contactus@plwc.org
Internet: http://www.plwc.org

Wellness Community
919 18th Street N.W.
Suite 54
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202)659-9709
Fax: (202)659-9301
Tel: (888)793-9355
Email: help@thewellnesscommunity.org
Internet: http://www.thewellnesscommunity.org

Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation
P.O. Box 273
Suffern, NY 10901
Tel: (914)262-6595
Fax: (845)369-8302
Email: info@dtrf.org
Internet: http://www.dtrf.org

Lance Armstrong Foundation
PO Box 161550
Austin, TX 78716-1150
Tel: (512)236-8820
Fax: (512)236-8482
Tel: (866)235-7205
Internet: http://www.livestrong.org

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Last Updated: 8/16/2000
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