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Reports exist of attenuated FAP and, conversely, FAP phenotypes lacking APC germline pathogenic variants and showing few typical signs. 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An analysis showed an association between germline APC gene variants and clinical signs of FAP; however, attenuated FAP has also been reported in cases with pathogenic variants. In contrast, a phenotype of FAP with no APC germline pathogenic variant and with few signs has been reported. We herein report a 16-year-old girl in whom the presence of multiple large bowel cancers from a young age and several small bowel cancers reflected a carcinogenic tendency higher than that typical for FAP.\u003Cbr>Key words: familial adenomatous polyposis, duodenal adenoma, duodenal papillary cancer, APC gene, small bowel cancer, large bowel cancer\u003Cbr>(Intern Med 63: 1075-1079, 2024)\u003Cbr>(DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2050-23) |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Introduction | In the case described in the present report, the risk of carcinogenesis tended to be higher than that for typical FAP; however, the patient did not have a pathogenic variant of the |\n| Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a genetic disor- | APC gene based on a routine search, although an additional |\n| der characterized by multiple adenomatous polyps in the | search revealed a variant of the lesion. Patients previously |\n| large intestine. Several cases of FAP are caused by patho- | reported to have no pathogenic variant of the APC gene |\n| genic variants of the APC gene on the long arm of chromo- | were considered to have similar risks, and the present case |\n| some 5 (1, 2) . There have been reports of a relationship between germline APC gene variants and clinical signs of | is reported with this consideration. |\n| FAP (3-9) . Attenuated FAP with mild adenomatous polyposis in the presence of a pathogenic variant of the APC | \u003Cbr>Case Report |\n| gene has also been reported (7) . | A 16-year-old girl with mild intellectual disability was |\n| In contrast, a case of a FAP phenotype with no patho- | found to have anemia on a preoperative examination for |\n| genic variant of the germline APC gene was reported with a | plastic surgery for a subcutaneous mass (epidermoid cyst) |\n| few signs, such as fundic gland polyps, duodenal adenoma, | on the right back and buttocks. She was subsequently fol- |\n| and osteoma (10) . There has been another report of fewer | lowed as an outpatient at the pediatrics department while re- |\n| than 100 colorectal adenomas with poor prognoses (11) . | ceiving oral iron treatment. She was referred to our depart- |\n| Furthermore, some studies have found that dense adenoma- | ment because of progressive anemia and a positive fecal oc- |\n| tous polyposis and duodenal adenoma are infrequent in this | cult blood test result. Regarding her family history, while |\n| phenotype (8, 12) . | her parents were divorced and her paternal family history |\n\n1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Japan, 2 Department of Molecular-Targeting Prevention, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan, 3 Department of Genetic Medicine and Services, National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan and 4 Department of Clinical Genomics, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan  \nReceived: March 30, 2023; Accepted: July 2, 2023; Advance Publication by J-STAGE: August 9, 2023  \nCorrespondence to Dr. Yoriaki Komeda, [y-komme@mvb.biglobe.ne.jp](y-komme@mvb.biglobe.ne.jp)  \nFigure 1. Diagnostic examinations of the patient. (a) EGD revealed multiple fundic gland polyps. 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