Nature Communications (Apr 2019)

Multi-region sequencing unveils novel actionable targets and spatial heterogeneity in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

  • Ting Yan,
  • Heyang Cui,
  • Yong Zhou,
  • Bin Yang,
  • Pengzhou Kong,
  • Yingchun Zhang,
  • Yiqian Liu,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Yikun Cheng,
  • Jiayi Li,
  • Shixing Guo,
  • Enwei Xu,
  • Huijuan Liu,
  • Caixia Cheng,
  • Ling Zhang,
  • Ling Chen,
  • Xiaofei Zhuang,
  • Yu Qian,
  • Jian Yang,
  • Yanchun Ma,
  • Hongyi Li,
  • Fang Wang,
  • Jing Liu,
  • Xuefeng Liu,
  • Dan Su,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Ruifang Sun,
  • Shiping Guo,
  • Yaoping Li,
  • Xiaolong Cheng,
  • Zhihua Liu,
  • Qimin Zhan,
  • Yongping Cui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09255-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is highly prevalent in China. Here, the authors carry out multi-region sampling of Chinese ESCC samples, and find recurrent ERBB4 mutations, BRCA1/2 variants, and amplification of CD274; together with high levels of genomic and T-cell receptor heterogeneity.