Genetic predisposition to gastric cancer.

doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2016.08.006

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Genetic predisposition to gastric cancer.

Seminars in oncology - 1 Oct 2016

Petrovchich Iva, Ford James M

Abstract excerpt

Gastric cancer ranks as the third leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and confers a 5-year survival of 20%. While most gastric cancers are sporadic, ~1%-3% can be attributed to inherited cancer predisposition syndromes. Germline E-cadherin/CDH1 mutations have been identified in families w...

Topics

Antigens, CD
Cadherins
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Mutation
Stomach Neoplasms
alpha Catenin

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