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Lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast is not caused by constitutional mutations in the E-cadherin gene.
British journal of cancer - 1 Feb 2000
Rahman N, Stone J G, Coleman G, Gusterson B, Seal S, Marossy A, Lakhani S R, Ward A, Nash A, McKinna A, A'Hern R, Stratton M R, Houlston R S
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Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is an unusual histological pattern of non-invasive neoplastic disease of the breast occurring predominantly in women aged between 40 and 50 years. LCIS is frequently multicentric and bilateral, and there is evidence that it is associated with an elevated familial risk of breast cancer. Although women with LCIS suffer an increased risk of invasive breast disease, this risk is...
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