Article
Inherited predisposition to gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America - 1 Feb 2009
Agarwal Rinki, Robson Mark
Abstract excerpt
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and are a relatively recently identified category of mesenchymal tumors. Germline mutations in a number of different genes predispose to GIST. This article discusses familial GIST syndrome, Carney triad, Carney-Stratakis syndrome, and neurofibromatosis type 1, and addresses the recognition of an inherited...
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