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. 2013 Dec 24;110(4):1053–1057. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.792

Table 1. Published breast cancer studies that screened the CDH1 gene for germline mutations in cases with no family history of gastric cancer.

Studies Phenotypes Mutation carriers Total cases
Current study
Bilateral LCIS/ILC
4
50
 
FH of breast cancera
2
27
 
Early onset (<45 years)
2
7
 
Bilateral LCIS/ILC
4
50
Rahman et al, 2000
LCIS
0
65
 
FH of breast cancer
0
20
 
Early onset (<45 years)
0
Unknown
 
Bilateral LCIS
0
17
Masciari et al, 2007
9 ILC/14 mixed pathology
1
23
 
FH of breast cancer
1
19
 
Early onset (<45 years)
1
4
 
Bilateral ILC
Unknown
Unknown
Schrader et al, 2011
ILC
0
318
 
FH of breast cancer
0
104
 
Early onset (<45 years)
0
214
 
Bilateral ILC
0
Unknown
Xie et al, 2011
Familial ILCb
2
2
 
FH of breast cancer
2
2
 
Early onset (<45 years)
1
1
  Bilateral ILC 2 2

Abbreviations: ILC=invasive lobular breast cancer; LCIS=lobular carcinoma in situ.

a

Not confined to first-degree relative.

b

Index case only described, Family A, 5 ILC cases, 2 bilateral; Family B, 1 ILC.