Journal article
Hereditary risk factors for the development of gastric cancer in younger patients
Abstract
BackgroundIt is believed that the development of gastric cancer (GC) before the age of 50 has a hereditary basis. Blood group A and history of gastric cancer in first-degree relatives have been shown to be risk factors for GC.MethodsIn this case-control study, we enrolled patients with GC who were diagnosed before the age of 50. Patients who were diagnosed as having GC were selected. A total of 534 cases were found; of these, 44 diagnosed …
Authors
Yaghoobi M; Rakhshani N; Sadr F; Bijarchi R; Joshaghani Y; Mohammadkhani A; Attari A; Akbari MR; Hormazdi M; Malekzadeh R
Journal
BMC Gastroenterology, Vol. 4, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1471-230x-4-28
ISSN
1471-230X