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Is gastric cancer part of the tumour spectrum of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer? A molecular genetic study.
Gut - 1 Jul 2007
Gylling A, Abdel-Rahman W M, Juhola M, Nuorva K, Hautala E, Järvinen H J, Mecklin J-P, Aarnio M, Peltomäki P
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BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer is the second most common extracolonic malignancy in individuals with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)/Lynch syndrome. As gastric cancer is relatively common in the general population as well, it is not clear whether or not gastric cancer is a true HNPCC spectrum malignancy. AIM: To determine whether or not gastric cancer is a true HNPCC spectrum malignancy. SUBJECTS...
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