Article
p53 alterations but no human papillomavirus infection in preinvasive and advanced squamous esophageal cancer in Italy.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 1997
Rugge M, Bovo D, Busatto G, Parenti A R, Fawzy S, Guido M, Ancona E, Ninfo V, Ruol A, Shiao Y H
Abstract excerpt
Geographic differences in exposure to suspected carcinogens have been identified in esophageal carcinogenesis, and both p53 alterations and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have been reported in esophageal squamous carcinoma (ESC) from high-risk areas, including China and South Africa. The status of p53 alterations and HPV infection in ESC has not been determined in northern Italy, where the incidence of ESC...
Topics
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- China
- Cocarcinogenesis
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Viral
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Exons
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic