Abstract
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. Familial GIST with autosomal dominant inheritance and mutation in c-KIT or PDGFR-α, are rare and characterized by multiple GIST, relatively young age at diagnosis and hyperplasia of the interstitial cells of Cajal. Around twenty families with germ line mutations in c-KIT and three families with mutations in PDGFR-α have previously been published. In this case we present a family with familial GIST and mutation in c-KIT.
Translated title of the contribution | A new genetic diagnosis of familiar gastrointestinal stromal tumour |
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Original language | Danish |
Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Volume | 174 |
Issue number | 21 |
Pages (from-to) | 1462-4 |
Number of pages | 3 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |