Genetic testing by cancer site: stomach.

doi:10.1097/PPO.0b013e31826246dc

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Genetic testing by cancer site: stomach.

Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000

Chun Nicki, Ford James M

Abstract excerpt

Gastric cancer is a global public health concern, ranking as the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality, with a 5-year survival of only 20%. Approximately 10% of gastric cancers appear to have a familial predisposition, and about half of these can be attributed to hereditary germline mutations....

Topics

Antigens, CD
Cadherins
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Germ-Line Mutation
Humans
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Stomach Neoplasms

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