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Genetic heterogeneity of oesophageal cancer in high-incidence areas of southern and northern China.
PloS one - 15 Mar 2010
Guohong Zhang, Min Su, Duenmei Wang, Songnian Hu, Min Liu, Jinsong Li, Hongbin Lin, Feng Zhang, Dongping Tian, Heling Yang, Zhicai Liu, Shiyong Lian, Quansheng Guo, Xiaoyun Li, Yuxia Gao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Oesophageal cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers worldwide. Our previous population-based study reported a high prevalence of oesophageal cancer in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, China. Ancestors of the Chaoshan population migrated from the Taihang Mountain region of north-central China, which is another high-incidence area for oesophageal cancer. The purpose of the...
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