Jump to main content

Jetskr9.net: Top: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Genetic Disorders: Cowden Syndrome (3)

DescriptionCowden disease (CD), also termed Cowden syndrome and multiple hamartoma syndrome, is an autosomal dominant condition with variable expression that results from a mutation in the PTEN gene on chromosome arm 10q, as reported by Liaw et al. CD causes hamartomatous neoplasms of the skin and mucosa, GI tract, bones, central nervous system (CNS), eyes, and genitourinary tract. Skin is involved in 90-100% of cases; the thyroid in 66%.

See also:

Health: Conditions and Diseases: Rare Disorders (124)

Cowden Syndrome - A CHORUS notecard document about this syndrome.
Cowdens Syndrome Support Group - Offers information and message boards for families and patients affected by the disease.
EMedicine: Cowden Disease - A introduction of Cowden disease followed by an in depth report, including treatment, medication and follow up.

"Cowden Syndrome" search on:
AltaVista
A9
AOL
Clusty
Gigablast
Google
Lycos
MSN
Teoma
WiseNut
Yahoo

Visit our sister sites:
mozilla.org
ChefMoz
MusicMoz
Open-Site
Wikipedia

Volunteer to edit this category.

Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.

Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

Last update: 2008-11-30 21:51:37