Characterization of epithelioid sarcoma using massively parallel DNA and RNA sequencing and in vitro models

Epithelioid sarcoma is a soft tissue tumor with an unusual predilection for the distal extremities in young adults. Despite wide-margin resections the 10-year survival is in the range of 50%. The biology of epithelioid sarcoma remains incompletely understood, but one key feature is the loss of SMARC...

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Main Author: Jamshidi, Farzad
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53946