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Hereditary form of diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (HDGC) is usually first diagnosed before 40 years of age, sometimes even before the age of 25 years.<ref name=op>Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.</ref>Hereditary form of diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (HDGC) is usually first diagnosed before 40 years of age, sometimes even before the age of 25 years.<ref name=op>Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.</ref>Females are slightly more affected with linitis plastica than males.<ref name=op>Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.</ref>Linitis plastica usually affects individuals of the Asian race, particularly the Japanese.<ref>Linitis plastica. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linitis_plastica Accessed on December 7, 2015.</ref> | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
Hereditary form of diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (HDGC) is usually first diagnosed before 40 years of age, sometimes even before the age of 25 years.[1]Hereditary form of diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (HDGC) is usually first diagnosed before 40 years of age, sometimes even before the age of 25 years.[1]Females are slightly more affected with linitis plastica than males.[1]Linitis plastica usually affects individuals of the Asian race, particularly the Japanese.[2]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
Hereditary form of diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma (HDGC) is usually first diagnosed before 40 years of age, sometimes even before the age of 25 years.[1]
Gender
Females are slightly more affected with linitis plastica than males.[1]
Race
Linitis plastica usually affects individuals of the Asian race, particularly the Japanese.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.
- ↑ Linitis plastica. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linitis_plastica Accessed on December 7, 2015.
- ↑ Linitis plastica. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linitis_plastica Accessed on December 7, 2015.