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Is there a link between environmental factors and a genetic predisposition to cancer? A lesson from a familial cluster of gastric cancers.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2003
Rocco A, Staibano S, Ottini L, Mezza E, Somma P, Mariani-Costantini R, Budillon G, Nardone G
Abstract excerpt
To determine the prevalence of gastric precancerous lesions and mucosal genetic alterations in relatives of a cluster of familial gastric cancer (FGC), we studied a kindred spanning two generations. The founder, daughter and niece underwent surgery for gastric cancer (GC); a son and other two daughters of the founder, presented with chronic dyspepsia. In all subjects, gastric mucosa samples were analysed for...
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