Article
The G/A nucleotide change at cDNA position 2494 in the E-cadherin gene (CDH1): analysis in Italian patients.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Ruzzo Annamaria, Graziano Francesco, Costagliola Antonello, Arduini Federica, Testa Enrica, Bearzi Italo, Cortese Giuliana, De Gaetano Andrea, Andreoni Francesca, Lai Vittorio, Magnani Mauro
Abstract excerpt
Current studies are investigating new E-cadherin gene (CDH1) mutations that may be responsible for diffuse gastric cancer susceptibility. Recently, a novel CDH1 germline variant presenting a G/A nucleotide change at cDNA position 2494 has been found in Japanese patients with familial diffuse gastric cancer. The consequent amino acid variation (Val/Met) may alter the binding activity to beta-catenin and the...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cadherins
- DNA
- DNA, Complementary
- Down-Regulation
- Female
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Middle Aged
