Article
CDH1 mutation screen in a BRCA1/2-negative familial breast-/ovarian cancer cohort.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Jan 2018
Stuebs Frederik, Heidemann Simone, Caliebe Almuth, Mundhenke Christoph, Arnold Norbert
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mutations in the CDH1 gene are linked both to diffuse gastric cancer and invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC). A high mutation rate is found in families fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. Aim of this study was to clarify whether or not there is a significant contribution of CDH1 mutations in hereditary breast-/ovarian cancer (HBOC). METHODS: Ninety-seven unrelated...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Breast Neoplasms
- Cadherins
- Cohort Studies
- Early Detection of Cancer
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
