Article
[Pathogenetic aspects in precursor lesions of gastrointestinal tumors].
Der Pathologe - 1 Nov 2016
Rau T
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of precursor lesions of gastrointestinal tumors is manifested in many ways. In the esophagus an aberrant genetic expression of intestinal transcription factors, such as CDX2 is initiated by local environment factors. During the subsequent dysplasia to carcinoma sequence, chromosomal gain and loss of genes occurs. A 4-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay can be applied in...
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