Other Polyps and Familial Syndromes

There are many genetic conditions that can cause the growth of multiple polyps in your gastrointestinal tract and increase your risk of colon cancer. Many, but not all of these conditions are hereditary, which means they're passed down within families.

Polyps and familial syndromes include:

• Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
• Cowden syndrome
• Familial adenomatous polyposis
• Juvenile polyposis syndrome
• Lynch syndrome
• MYH-associated polyposis
• Peutz-Jeghers syndrome