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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]

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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.


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