Molecular mechanisms of esophageal squamous cell carcinogenesis clues to improve treatment outcomes

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 387-388

  Maehara, Yoshihiko ^a   Saeki, Hiroshi ^a   Morita, Masaru ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL TRANSFORMATION; EDITORIAL; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GENES, P53; HUMANS; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY;

EID: 78751632945     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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