Article
CDH1 pathogenic variants and cancer risk in an unselected patient population.
Familial cancer - 1 Apr 2022
Bar-Mashiah Ariel, Soper Emily R, Cullina Sinead, Belbin Gillian M, Kenny Eimear E, Lucas Aimee L, Abul-Husn Noura S
Abstract excerpt
CDH1 pathogenic variants confer a markedly elevated lifetime risk of developing diffuse gastric cancer (DGC) and lobular breast cancer (LBC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical impact of CDH1 pathogenic variants in the unselected and ancestrally diverse BioMe Biobank. We evaluated exome sequence data from 30,223 adult BioMe participants to identify CDH1 positive individuals, defined...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Cadherins
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Risk
- Stomach Neoplasms
- Exome Sequencing
