Genomics and epidemiology for gastric adenocarcinomas (GE4GAC): a Brazilian initiative to study gastric cancer
Appl. cancer res
; 39: 1-4, 2019.
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em En
| LILACS, Inca
| ID: biblio-1254174
Biblioteca responsável:
BR30.1
Localização: BR30.1
ABSTRACT
Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common type of cancer worldwide with high incidences in Asia, Central, and South American countries. This patchy distribution means that GC studies are neglected by large research centers from developed countries. The need for further understanding of this complex disease, including the local importance of epidemiological factors and the rich ancestral admixture found in Brazil, stimulated the implementation of the GE4GAC project. GE4GAC aims to embrace epidemiological, clinical, molecular and microbiological data from Brazilian controls and patients with malignant and pre-malignant gastric disease. In this letter, we summarize the main goals of the project, including subject and sample accrual and current findings:
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Base de dados:
LILACS
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Inca
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Gástricas
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl. cancer res
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Reino Unido