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Cowden Syndrome

Cowden Syndrome - How to prevent?

Cowden Syndrome - Causes and Risk Factors

How is CS inherited?

Cowden syndrome follows a dominant inheritance pattern. This means that having one copy of a faulty PTEN gene will result in the diagnosis of CS and an increased risk of tumours/cancer. It affects both males and females.

Everyone has 2 copies of each gene in their body’s cells:

  • 1 copy comes from our father
  • 1 copy comes from our mother
Dominant inheritance pattern
  • A parent with a faulty gene(s) has a 50% chance of passing down their faulty gene(s) to their children.
  • A child, sibling or parent of a family member with a faulty gene(s) has a 50% chance of also inheriting the same faulty gene(s).
  • Extended relatives may also inherit the faulty gene(s).

Cowden Syndrome - Preparing for surgery

Cowden Syndrome - Post-surgery care

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