Article
Founder and recurrent CDH1 mutations in families with hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.
JAMA - 6 Jun 2007
Kaurah Pardeep, MacMillan Andrée, Boyd Niki, Senz Janine, De Luca Alessandro, Chun Nicki, Suriano Gianpaolo, Zaor Sonya, Van Manen Lori, Gilpin Cathy, Nikkel Sarah, Connolly-Wilson Mary, Weissman Scott, Rubinstein Wendy S, Sebold Courtney, Greenstein Robert, Stroop Jennifer, Yim Dwight, Panzini Benoit, McKinnon Wendy, Greenblatt Marc, Wirtzfeld Debrah, Fontaine Daniel, Coit Daniel, Yoon Sam, Chung Daniel, Lauwers Gregory, Pizzuti Antonio, Vaccaro Carlos, Redal Maria Ana, Oliveira Carla, Tischkowitz Marc, Olschwang Sylviane, Gallinger Steven, Lynch Henry, Green Jane, Ford James, Pharoah Paul, Fernandez Bridget, Huntsman David
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is caused by germline mutations in the epithelial cadherin (CDH1) gene and is characterized by an increased risk for diffuse gastric cancer and lobular breast cancer. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether recurring germline CDH1 mutations occurred due to independent mutational events or common ancestry. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Thirty-eight families diagnosed clinically...
Topics
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, CD
- Cadherins
- DNA Mutational Analysis
