A positive family history of esophageal/gastric cardia cancer with gastric cardia adenocarcinoma is associated with a younger age at onset and more likely with another synchronous esophageal/gastric cardia cancer in a Chinese high-risk area

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 250-255

  Wen, Denggui ^a   Shan, Baoen ^a   Wang, Shijie ^b   Zhang, Liwei ^b   Wei, Lizhen ^a   Zhou, Wendi ^a   Peng, Qing ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hebei Provincial Tumor Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIMARY TUMOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; SYNCHRONOUS PRIMARY CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGE OF ONSET; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIA; CHINA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956895711     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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