Which statement is false regarding familial adenomatous polyposis -: (A) Males are usually carriers, (B) Autosomal dominant inheritance, (C) If not treated progress to malignancy in 100% of cases, (D) Males and females are affected equally.
Answer is A. Familial polyposis coli is an autosomal dominant* Condition affecting males and females equally.
Carcinomatous change supervenes in these polyps in 100% of cases by the age of 30-35 yrs.
As it is autosomal dominant condition, no carrier state exists.