LncRNA PVT1 up-regulation is a poor prognosticator and serves as a therapeutic target in esophageal adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background PVT1 has emerged as an oncogene in many tumor types. However, its role in Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the role of PVT1 in BE/EAC progression and uncover its therapeutic value against EAC. Methods PVT...

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Main Authors: Yan Xu, Yuan Li, Jiankang Jin, Guangchun Han, Chengcao Sun, Melissa Pool Pizzi, Longfei Huo, Ailing Scott, Ying Wang, Lang Ma, Jeffrey H. Lee, Manoop S. Bhutani, Brian Weston, Christopher Vellano, Liuqing Yang, Chunru Lin, Youngsoo Kim, A. Robert MacLeod, Linghua Wang, Zhenning Wang, Shumei Song, Jaffer A. Ajani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12943-019-1064-5