Article
Familial gastric cancer.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Bresciani Cláudio, Perez Rodrigo Oliva, Gama-Rodrigues Joaquim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial aggregation of gastric cancer has pointed out to a possible hereditary and genetic factor involved in the carcinogenesis of this disease. The diffuse type gastric cancer patients are frequently younger and the tumor has locally infiltrative growth pattern early in its development. Observation of families with frequent early onset gastric cancer has led to the identification of a novel gene...
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