Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland
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The study was designed to evaluate the accessibility, reliability and readability of information on familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) on the Web. ⋯ Good quality information on patients with FAP is difficult to obtain on the Internet. The websites analysed have alarmingly low reliability scores. The readability of their content is poor and they often do not appear among the top search results. There is a need to develop a clear, easily accessible and authoritative resource for patients with FAP.