| Theme |
Risk Factors for Gastric Carcinogenesis |
| Title |
Genetic Analysis of Gastric Cancer |
| Author |
Takeshi Azuma |
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Fukui University School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] |
Gastric cancer is a multifactorial disease. Environmental and genetic factors are related to the etiology of gastric cancer. Recent molecular analysis provides new aspects of the genetic analysis of gastric cancer. New diagnostic markers for the genetic risks of gastric cancer will be available in the near future. |