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Recent Advances From Basic and Clinical Studies of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2015
Ohashi Shinya, Miyamoto Shin'ichi, Kikuchi Osamu, Goto Tomoyuki, Amanuma Yusuke, Muto Manabu
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most aggressive squamous cell carcinomas and is highly prevalent in Asia. Alcohol and its metabolite, acetaldehyde, are considered definite carcinogens for the esophagus. Polymorphisms in the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene, which encodes an enzyme that eliminates acetaldehyde, have been associated with esophageal carcinogenesis. Studies of the mutagenic and...
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