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[Germline E-cadherin gene mutation screening in familial gastric cancer kindreds].
Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery] - 7 Aug 2004
Jiang Yong, Wan Yuan-Lian, Wang Zhen-Jun, Zhao Bo, Zhu Jing, Huang Yan-Ting
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency and nature of E-cadherin gene (CDH1) germline mutations in familial gastric cancer kindreds of china. METHODS: Five familial gastric cancer kindreds of Chinese origin were screened for germline CDH1 mutations, all of them meeting the clinical criteria for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC), by PCR-DHPLC and direct sequencing. RESULTS: A new truncating mutation in exon 10...
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