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The presence of aberrant DNA methylation in noncancerous esophageal mucosae in association with smoking history
26 May 2009
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs) tend to have multiple primary lesions, and it is believed that they arise from background mucosae with accumulation of genetic/epigenetic alterations. In this study, the objective was to elucidate the effects of smoking and drinking on the accumulation of epigenetic alterations in background mucosae. METHODS: Genes that are silenced in human ESCCs were...
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