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Gardner's syndrome

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autosomal dominant
mnemonic = FP and OEF (familial polyposis and jaw osteomas, epidermoid cysts, fibromas)
~ 100% malignant adenocarcinoma by age 30,  therefore prophylactic colectomy
CHRPE (congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium) = best marker for the disease
mnemonic - while Gardening you may hear birds CHRPing