Biology of telomeres: Importance in etiology of esophageal cancer and as therapeutic target

Translational Research

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 364-370

  Pal, Jagannath ^a,d   Gold, Jason S ^a,b,c,d   Munshi, Nikhil C ^a,b,d   Shammas, Masood A ^a,d  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; TELOMERASE;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DNA REPAIR; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; SMOKING; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING;

EID: 84887982090     PISSN: 19315244     EISSN: 18781810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2013.09.003     Document Type: Review

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