The cell and molecular biology of esophageal carcinoma.

Article

The cell and molecular biology of esophageal carcinoma.

Chest surgery clinics of North America - 1 May 1994

Roth J A

Abstract excerpt

An analysis of the molecular events underlying the development of esophageal cancer may yield new strategies for diagnosis, prevention, and therapy. Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes have been implicated in the development of esophageal cancer. Tumor suppressor gene mutations are present in Ba...

Topics

Adenocarcinoma
Esophageal Neoplasms
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
Genes, p53
Humans
Mutation
Neoplasms, Second Primary
Oncogenes

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