Genetic basis of familial gastric cancer : beyond the e-cadherin (CDH1) locus

Importance. Familial aggregation occurs in approximately 10% of gastric cancers, which are generally sub-classified histologically as intestinal-type and diffuse gastric cancers. Though the genetic basis of familial intestinal-type gastric cancers is not known, in <50% of families clinically def...

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Main Author: Hansford, Samantha
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/46420