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Other diagnostic studies for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include [[colonoscopy]] and [[capsule endoscopy]], which demonstrate multiple [[polyps]] in the [[colon]] and in the [[small intestine]], respectively. | Other diagnostic studies for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include [[colonoscopy]] and [[capsule endoscopy]], which demonstrate multiple [[polyps]] in the [[colon]] and in the [[small intestine]], respectively. | ||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
Other diagnostic studies for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include: | Other diagnostic studies for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include:<ref name="Tomas2014">{{cite journal|last1=Tomas|first1=Catherine|title=Update on imaging of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome|journal=World Journal of Gastroenterology|volume=20|issue=31|year=2014|pages=10864|issn=1007-9327|doi=10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10864}}</ref> | ||
*Genetic testing (Gold | *[[Genetic testing]] (Gold standard): | ||
:*[[Genetic testing]] for ''[[STK11]]'' (''LKB1'') gene | :*[[Genetic testing]] for ''[[STK11]]'' (''LKB1'') [[gene]] | ||
*[[Colonoscopy]] | *[[Colonoscopy]] | ||
*[[Capsule endoscopy]] | *[[Capsule endoscopy]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy, which demonstrate multiple polyps in the colon and in the small intestine, respectively.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies for Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include:[1]
- Genetic testing (Gold standard):
- Genetic testing for STK11 (LKB1) gene
References
- ↑ Tomas, Catherine (2014). "Update on imaging of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 20 (31): 10864. doi:10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10864. ISSN 1007-9327.