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Genetic progression of Barrett's oesophagus to oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
British journal of cancer - 9 Aug 2016
Gregson Eleanor M, Bornschein Jan, Fitzgerald Rebecca C
Abstract excerpt
Barrett's oesophagus (BE) is the premalignant condition associated with the development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC). Diagnostically, p53 immunohistochemistry remains the only biomarker recommended clinically to aid histopathological diagnosis. The emerging mutational profile of BE is one of highly heterogeneous lesions at the genomic level with many mutations already occurring in non-dysplastic tissue. As...
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