Lobular breast cancer in a CDH1 splice site mutation carrier: case report and review of the literature

Clin Breast Cancer. 2014 Apr;14(2):e47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2013.10.007. Epub 2013 Oct 25.

Authors

Terri P McVeigh¹, Joon K Choi², Nicola M Miller², Andrew J Green³, Michael J Kerin²

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: terri.mcveigh@gmail.com.
² Discipline of Surgery, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
³ National Centre for Medical Genetics, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 24333020
DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2013.10.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Breast cancer risk; E-cadherin; Familial breast cancer; Genetic predisposition; Single gene mutation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Antigens, CD
Breast Neoplasms / genetics*
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Cadherins / genetics*
Carcinoma, Lobular / genetics*
Carcinoma, Lobular / pathology
Female
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation / genetics*
Neoplasm Staging
Pedigree
Prognosis
RNA Splicing / genetics*
Review Literature as Topic

Substances

Antigens, CD
CDH1 protein, human
Cadherins