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Molecular and clinical differences between adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and of the gastric cardia.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2001
Tanière P, Martel-Planche G, Maurici D, Lombard-Bohas C, Scoazec J Y, Montesano R, Berger F, Hainaut P
Abstract excerpt
Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (ADCE) with Barrett's mucosa and adenocarcinoma of the cardia (ADCC) are often reported as a single pathological entity. In this study we have used strict anatomical-pathological criteria to distinguish between these two lesions and we have investigated their differences in TP53 mutations, MDM2 gene amplification, and cytokeratin expression. DNA was extracted from the tumor areas...
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