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NSAIDs modulate clonal evolution in Barrett's esophagus.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Kostadinov Rumen L, Kuhner Mary K, Li Xiaohong, Sanchez Carissa A, Galipeau Patricia C, Paulson Thomas G, Sather Cassandra L, Srivastava Amitabh, Odze Robert D, Blount Patricia L, Vaughan Thomas L, Reid Brian J, Maley Carlo C
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is considered an outcome of decades-long clonal evolution fueled by acquisition of somatic genomic abnormalities (SGAs). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to reduce cancer risk, including risk of progression from Barrett's esophagus (BE) to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA). However, the cancer chemopreventive mechanisms of NSAIDs are not fully understood. We hypothesized that...
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