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Term:
increased gastrointestinal stromal tumor incidence (MP:0009515)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
increased colon tumor incidence +   
increased duodenum glandular epithelium tumor incidence +   
increased gastrointestinal stromal tumor incidence  
higher than normal incidence of non-epithelial, mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, thought to originate from the interstitial cells of Cajal, the pacemaker cells that regulate peristalsis in the digestive tract; approximately 70% of GISTs develop in the stomach, 20% in the small intestine, and less than 10% in the esophagus, colon, and rectum; GISTs are tumors of connective tissue, i.e. sarcomas, account for 1-3% of all gastrointestinal malignancies in human, and are typically more cellular than other gastrointestinal sarcomas
increased intestinal adenocarcinoma incidence +   
increased intestinal adenoma incidence +   
increased intestinal hemangioma incidence 
increased pancreatic gastrinoma incidence 
increased stomach tumor incidence +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: increased gastrointestinal stromal tumour incidence
Related Synonyms: GISTs ;   gastrointestinal stromal tumor ;   gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_stromal_tumor, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7723, MIM:606764

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