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SUBMITTER: Setia N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4679084 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Setia Namrata N Clark Jeffrey W JW Duda Dan G DG Hong Theodore S TS Kwak Eunice L EL Mullen John T JT Lauwers Gregory Y GY
The oncologist 20150930 12
Although the majority of gastric carcinomas are sporadic, approximately 10% show familial aggregation, and a hereditary cause is determined in 1%-3% cases. Of these, hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is the most recognized predisposition syndrome. Although rare, the less commonly known syndromes also confer a markedly increased risk for development of gastric cancer. Identification and characterization of these syndromes require a multidisciplinary effort involving oncologists, surgeons, genetic ...[more]