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Inherited Predisposition to Gastric Cancer
Sheila D Rustgi1, Charlotte K Ching2, Fay Kastrinos1
1Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Cancer, New York, NY, USA; Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Approximately 10% of patients with gastric cancer show familial aggregation and up to 3% are related to an inherited cancer syndrome. There are multiple germline pathogenic variants and cancer syndromes associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. Appropriate assessment of familial and genetic risk may allow a personalized approach to gastric cancer prevention through screening and risk-reducing surgeries. The ability to better identify carriers with pathogenic genetic variants associated with gastric cancer before a diagnosis of cancer requires effective genetic risk assessment and testing, followed by optimal screening and surveillance recommendations to further reduce the morbidity and mortality.
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