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Pulmonary adenocarcinoma mutation profile in smokers with smoking-related interstitial fibrosis.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2014
Primiani Andrea, Dias-Santagata Dora, Iafrate A John, Kradin Richard L
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking is an established cause of lung cancer. However, pulmonary fibrosis is also an independent risk factor for the development of lung cancer. Smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF) has recently been reported. We hypothesized that adenocarcinomas in lungs with SRIF might show distinct molecular changes and examined the molecular phenotype of 168 resected lung adenocarcinomas in lungs with and...
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