Low frequency of germline E-cadherin mutations in familial and nonfamilial gastric cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1935-1937

  Stone, J ^a   Bevan, S ^a   Cunningham, D ^b   Hill, A ^b   Rahman, N ^a   Peto, J ^a   Marossy, A ^a   Houlston, R S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E cadherin mutations; Gastric cancer; Germline

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0033038712     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690308     Document Type: Article

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