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Epigenetic, genetic and environmental interactions in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma from northeast India.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Talukdar Fazlur Rahman, Ghosh Sankar Kumar, Laskar Ruhina Shirin, Mondal Rosy
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BACKGROUND: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) develops as a result of complex epigenetic, genetic and environmental interactions. Epigenetic changes like, promoter hypermethylation of multiple tumour suppressor genes are frequent events in cancer, and certain habit-related carcinogens are thought to be capable of inducing aberrant methylation. However, the effects of environmental carcinogens depend upon...
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