Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, THE

Amount

$617,103.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Juvenile Polyposis (JP) is an autosomal dominant syndrome predisposing to the development of hamartomatous polyps of the colon, rectum, and stomach. Affected patients have an approximately 50% risk of developing gastrointestinal cancer. Work in our labora