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Germline E-cadherin gene (CDH1) mutations predispose to familial gastric cancer and colorectal cancer.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Apr 1999
Richards F M, McKee S A, Rajpar M H, Cole T R, Evans D G, Jankowski J A, McKeown C, Sanders D S, Maher E R
Abstract excerpt
Inherited mutations in the E-cadherin gene ( CDH1 ) were described recently in three Maori kindreds with familial gastric cancer. Familial gastric cancer is genetically heterogeneous and it is not clear what proportion of gastric cancer susceptibility in non-Maori populations is due to germline CDH1 mutations. Therefore, we screened eight familial gastric cancer kindreds of British and Irish origin for germline...
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