Evaluation of the Impact of Intratumoral Heterogeneity of Esophageal Cancer on Pathological Diagnosis and P16 Methylation and the Representativity of Endoscopic Biopsy
BackgroundP16 methylation is expected to be potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for esophageal cancer (EC). The intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) of EC has been mentioned but has not been quantitatively measured yet. We aimed to clarify the impact of ITH on pathological diagnosis and P16 met...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.683876/full |