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Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants
Lerner BA, Xicola RM, Rodriguez NJ, Karam R, Llor X. Simplified and more sensitive criteria for identifying individuals with pathogenic CDH1 variants. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2022, 60: 36-40. PMID: 35078942, PMCID: PMC9661780, DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternational Gastric Cancer Linkage ConsortiumHereditary diffuse gastric cancerPercentage of subjectsGastric cancerMutation carriersPathogenic variantsMultigene panel testingPathogenic CDH1 variantsAutosomal dominant syndromeDiffuse gastric cancerClinical criteriaConsecutive casesMedical historyPathology reportsCDH1 variantsPanel testingGenetic testingCancer pathology reportsCancerPathology
2020
Examining Referral Patterns between Otolaryngology and Gastroenterology: A Window into Potential Inter-Specialty Knowledge Gaps
Haines A, Kohli N, Lerner BA, Lerner MZ. Examining Referral Patterns between Otolaryngology and Gastroenterology: A Window into Potential Inter-Specialty Knowledge Gaps. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2020, 129: 801-805. PMID: 32249595, DOI: 10.1177/0003489420916215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent referral reasonsReferral patternsReferral reasonsMedical record data extractionLaryngopharyngeal reflux diseaseRate of referralICD-10 codesInter-specialty communicationReflux diseaseTotal patientsEsophageal pathologyReferral cohortClinical conditionsOropharyngeal pathologyClinical overlapReferralGastroenterologyDysphagiaOtolaryngologyCohortData extractionDiscrepant ratesDiseaseLPRDPathology