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https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7264| Title: | CDH1 gene mutation, a challenging surgical topic: Case report and literature review | Authors: | Maalouf, Hani Saber, Toufic Ghattas, Souad Meguerian-Bedoyan, Zarouhie El Rassi, Ziad |
Affiliations: | Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Medicine |
Keywords: | CDH1 gene Case report E-cadherin HDGC Lobular breast carcinoma Prophylactic total gastrectomy |
Issue Date: | 2024-02-21 | Publisher: | National Library of Medicine | Part of: | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports | Volume: | 116 | Abstract: | Gastric cancer is one of the top 5 cancers worldwide. Most gastric cancers are classified as sporadic with the exception of around 3 % that are associated with specific syndromes or genes. Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer is a very rare type of gastric cancer, associated with loss of function of a tumor suppressor gene CDH1 which has a high penetrance that can reach 90 % over a lifetime. |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7264 | ISSN: | 2210-2612 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109422 | Open URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Journal Article |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine |
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