Genetic heterogeneity of oesophageal cancer in high-incidence areas of southern and northern China.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Oesophageal cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers worldwide. Our previous population-based study reported a high prevalence of oesophageal cancer in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, China. Ancestors of the Chaoshan population migrated from the Taihang Mountain...

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Main Authors: Zhang Guohong, Su Min, Wang Duenmei, Hu Songnian, Liu Min, Li Jinsong, Lin Hongbin, Zhang Feng, Tian Dongping, Yang Heling, Liu Zhicai, Lian Shiyong, Guo Quansheng, Li Xiaoyun, Gao Yuxia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2837742?pdf=render