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Y Chromosome Loss Is a Frequent Event in Barrett’s Adenocarcinoma and Associated with Poor Outcome
30 Jun 2020
Abstract excerpt
Background: The loss of the Y chromosome in various malignant diseases has been described previously. There are no reliable information on the actual frequency, significance and homogeneity of Y chromosome loss (LoY) in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Methods: 400 male EAC including lymph-node metastases were analyzed with commercially available Y chromosome specific fluorescence in-situ probes. The results were...
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