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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Linitis plastica may develop as a primary or secondary pathology. As a primary pathology, linitis plastica may be due to defective intracellular adhesions caused by germline truncations mutation in CDH1 gene. CDH1 gene codes for E-cadherin adhesion protein. Secondarily, linitis plastica may be caused by metastasis to the stomach or by the ingestion of lye.
Causes
Primary Causes
- Linitis plastica can develop in an autosomal dominant pattern by a mutation in the CDH1 gene.[1]
- Somatic mutations in the CDH1 gene can occur by:
- Hypermethylation
- Loss of heterozygosity
- Silencing mutations
Secondary causes
- Lye ingestion
- Metastatic infiltration of the stomach by:
References
- ↑ Graziano F, Humar B, Guilford P (2003). "The role of the E-cadherin gene (CDH1) in diffuse gastric cancer susceptibility: from the laboratory to clinical practice". Ann. Oncol. 14 (12): 1705–13. PMID 14630673.
- ↑ Levine MS, Pantongrag-Brown L, Aguilera NS, Buck JL, Buetow PC (1996). "Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach: a cause of linitis plastica". Radiology. 201 (2): 375–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888226. PMID 8888226.