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Author:   Giovanni Corso ,  Franco Roviello
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.577kg
ISBN:  

9789400797154

ISBN 10:   940079715
Pages:   211
Publication Date:   15 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword.- Preface.-I General Issues.- Historical overview of familial gastric cancer.- Frequency of familial gastric cancer.- The family cancer database.- II Genetics and Epigenetics.- CDH1 gene, structure and function.- E-cadherin germline mutation.- Molecular mechanisms of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer initiation and progression.- Germline missense mutants in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.- Alternative mechanisms to germline CDH1 mutations in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.- Beyond CDH1 mutation-causes of hereditary gastric cancer.- Non-CDH1-associated familial gastric cancer and epigenetics factors.-III Pathology.- Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer and lobular breast carcinoma.- Pathology of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.-IV Management.- Clinical criteria for familial gastric cancer definition.- Prophylactic total gastrectomy in CDH1 germline mutation carrier.- Gastric cancer in other inherited syndromes.- Clinical management of familial gastric cancer.- Appendix.- Index.

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