CLION, Grupo CAM, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Frequency of CDH1 germline variants and contribution of dietary habits in early age onset gastric cancer patients in Bra...

Published in Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association

The contribution of CDH1 germline variants to gastric cancer burden among young adults is unknown in Brazil. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of CDH1 germline variants and the diet/lifestyle habits in early age onset gastric cancer (EOGC, ≤ 55 years old) patients. From 2013 to 2015, a total of 88 unrelated and consecutive patients diagnosed with ...