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List Punctuation

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"familial adenopolyposis."

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Emphasis

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"There is an autosomal dominant inheritance in the tumour suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene (chromosome 5q) in the majority of patients, but with 20% of cases resulting from new mutations. Extracolonic features often precede the diagnosis of colonic polyps."

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Oxford Comma

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"supernumerary teeth, odontomas and dentigerous cysts ^4,5"

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There Is

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"There is an autosomal dominant inheritance in the tumour suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene (chromosome 5q) in the majority of patients, but with 20% of cases resulting from new mutations. Extracolonic features often precede the diagnosis of colonic polyps."

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Biographical Lifespan

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"History and etymology"

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Lint: gardner-syndrome