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. 2008 Feb 19;98(5):997–1000. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604276

Table 3. Relative risk of colorectal adenoma for the offspring/sibling of individuals with colorectal cancer/adenoma.

  Colorectal adenoma
  Offspring Sibling
  N N
Location in parent/sibling RR (95% CI) RR (95% CI)
Invasive cancer
 Colon 264 50
  2.59 (2.28–2.94) 2.64 (2.00–3.50)
     
 Rectum 153 33
  2.59 (2.20–3.05) 2.75 (1.95–3.88)
     
Adenoma
 Colon 30 36
  4.43 (3.09–6.34) 11.3 (8.15–15.7)
     
 Rectum 25 19
  2.62 (1.77–3.89) 6.94 (4.42–10.9)

Bold signifies P<0.05.