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Gastric cancer and family history.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Nov 2016
Choi Yoon Jin, Kim Nayoung
Abstract excerpt
Gastric cancer is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Identifying individuals at high risk is important for surveillance and prevention of gastric cancer. Having first-degree relatives diagnosed with gastric cancer is a strong and consistent risk factor for gastric cancer, but the pathogenic mechanisms behind this familial aggregation are unclear. Against this background, we reviewed the...
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