Article
Model of the early development of diffuse gastric cancer in E-cadherin mutation carriers and its implications for patient screening.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2004
Carneiro Fátima, Huntsman David G, Smyrk Thomas C, Owen David A, Seruca Raquel, Pharoah Paul, Caldas Carlos, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is a familial cancer syndrome caused, in 30-40% of cases, by germline mutations of the E-cadherin/CDH1 gene. The presence of clinically undetectable early gastric cancers has been previously reported in ten of ten prophylactic gastrectomies from germline E-cadherin mutation carriers. In the present study, detailed maps of the distribution of invasive cancers in nine of...
Topics
- Adult
- Biopsy
- Cadherins
- Carcinoma in Situ
- Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell
- Family Health
- Female
- Gastric Mucosa
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
