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Hereditary risk factors for the development of gastric cancer in younger patients.
BMC gastroenterology - 27 Oct 2004
Yaghoobi Mohammad, Rakhshani Naser, Sadr Farhad, Bijarchi Raheleh, Joshaghani Yasamin, Mohammadkhani Ashraf, Attari Arezou, Akbari Mohammad Reza, Hormazdi Mahshid, Malekzadeh Reza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is believed that the development of gastric cancer (GC) before the age of 50 has a hereditary basis. Blood group A and history of gastric cancer in first-degree relatives have been shown to be risk factors for GC. METHODS: In this case-control study, we enrolled patients with GC who were diagnosed before the age of 50. Patients who were diagnosed as having GC were selected. A total of 534 cases...
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