Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Genomic comparison of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its precursor lesions by multi-region whole-exome sequencing

  • Xi-Xi Chen,
  • Qian Zhong,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Shu-Mei Yan,
  • Zhang-Hua Chen,
  • Shan-Zhao Jin,
  • Tian-Liang Xia,
  • Ruo-Yan Li,
  • Ai-Jun Zhou,
  • Zhe Su,
  • Yu-Hua Huang,
  • Qi-Tao Huang,
  • Li-Yun Huang,
  • Xing Zhang,
  • Yan-Na Zhao,
  • Jin-Ping Yun,
  • Qiu-Liang Wu,
  • Dong-Xin Lin,
  • Fan Bai,
  • Mu-Sheng Zeng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00650-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The pathogenesis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a multi-step process but the genetic determinants behind this progression are unknown. Here the authors use multi-region exome sequencing to comprehensively investigate the genetic evolution of precursor dysplastic lesions and untransformed oesophagus.