Cronkhite–Canada syndrome (CCS) is characterized by diffuse gastrointestinal polyposis (IMAGE)

Immunity & Inflammation

Cronkhite–Canada syndrome (CCS) is characterized by diffuse gastrointestinal polyposis

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Researchers identify the TNF-α/IL-1β/PGE₂ axis that drives mucus overproduction and colonic lesion formation in CCS patients.

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Gabriel M. Groisman, Roman Depsames, Baruch Ovadia and Alona Meir from Openverse Image source link: https://openverse.org/image/b295a772-6ad2-40b0-b0da-f22b110e55a6?q=Gastric+polyps&p=13

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