Historical Perspective on Familial Gastric CancerSummary

Gastric cancer is a common disease worldwide, typically associated with acquired chronic inflammation in the stomach, related in most instances to infection by Helicobacter pylori. A small percentage of cases occurs in familial clusters, and some of these can be linked to specific germline mutations...

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Main Authors: C. Richard Boland, Matthew B. Yurgelun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352345X17300012