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Tissue eosinophilia in polyps of the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. 1962

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010580	Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome	A hereditary disease caused by autosomal dominant mutations involving CHROMOSOME 19. It is characterized by the presence of INTESTINAL POLYPS, consistently in the JEJUNUM, and mucocutaneous pigmentation with MELANIN spots of the lips, buccal MUCOSA, and digits.	Lentiginosis, Perioral,Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndrome,Peutz-Jegher's Syndrome,Peutz-Jeghers Polyposis,Polyposis, Hamartomatous Intestinal,Polyps-and-Spots Syndrome,Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposes,Hamartomatous Intestinal Polyposis,Intestinal Polyposes, Hamartomatous,Intestinal Polyposis, Hamartomatous,Lentiginoses, Perioral,Perioral Lentiginoses,Perioral Lentiginosis,Periorificial Lentiginosis Syndromes,Peutz Jegher's Syndrome,Peutz Jeghers Polyposis,Peutz Jeghers Syndrome,Peutz-Jegher Syndrome,Polyposes, Hamartomatous Intestinal,Polyposis, Peutz-Jeghers,Polyps and Spots Syndrome,Polyps-and-Spots Syndromes,Syndrome, Periorificial Lentiginosis,Syndrome, Peutz-Jegher's,Syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers,Syndrome, Polyps-and-Spots,Syndromes, Periorificial Lentiginosis,Syndromes, Polyps-and-Spots
D011127	Polyps	Discrete abnormal tissue masses that protrude into the lumen of the DIGESTIVE TRACT or the RESPIRATORY TRACT. Polyps can be spheroidal, hemispheroidal, or irregular mound-shaped structures attached to the MUCOUS MEMBRANE of the lumen wall either by a stalk, pedunculus, or by a broad base.	Polyp
D004802	Eosinophilia	Abnormal increase of EOSINOPHILS in the blood, tissues or organs.	Eosinophilia, Tropical,Hypereosinophilia,Tropical Eosinophilia,Hypereosinophilias,Tropical Eosinophilias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man