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[Hereditary gastric cancer].
Der Pathologe - 1 Oct 2010
Wolf E-M, Geigl J B, Svrcek M, Vieth M, Langner C
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is an autosomal dominant cancer syndrome with approximately 70%-80% penetrance. The cumulative lifetime risk of clinically detected gastric cancer is 63%-83% for women and 40%-67% for men. The average age at diagnosis is 40 years. Approximately 25%-40% of patients carry a germline mutation of the CDH1 gene. This gene encodes the transmembrane protein E-cadherin which plays a...
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