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Mutational profile of TP53 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma associated with chagasic megaesophagus.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Apr 2017
Lacerda C F, Cruvinel-Carloni A, de Oliveira A T Torres, Scapulatempo-Neto C, López R V M, Crema E, Adad S J, Rodrigues M A M, Henry M A C A, Guimarães D P, Reis R M
Abstract excerpt
Chaga's disease is an important communicable neglected disease that is gaining wider attention due to its increasing incidence worldwide. Achalasia due to chagasic megaesophagus (CM), a complication of this disease, is a known-yet, poorly understood-etiological factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) development. In this study, we aimed to perform the analysis of TP53 mutations in a series of...
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