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Intratumoral genetic heterogeneity in Barrett adenocarcinoma.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Apr 2002
Owonikoko Taofeek, Rees Martin, Gabbert Helmut E, Sarbia Mario
Abstract excerpt
In 10 cases of Barrett adenocarcinoma, samples from 8 tumor areas (including superficial and deep from peripheral and central areas) and a regional lymph node metastasis were studied for amplification of c-myc, c-erbB-2, and EGFR. We analyzed loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 3 loci (APC, MCC, and RB) and 2 anonymous microsatellite markers (D4S1652 and D18S474). We detected c-myc in variable fractions of tissue...
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