ERCC1 single nucleotide polymorphism C8092A, but not its expression is associated with survival of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients from Fujian province, China.

Esophageal carcinoma is one of the world's deadliest cancers. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is more frequent than adenocarcenoma (AC) in China. Platinum-based chemotherapy with surgical resection is a common treatment approach for ESCC; however, the treatment response is uncertain....

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Main Authors: Wan-Hua Chen, Pei-Ling Xin, Qun-Xiong Pan, Ya-Yun Chen, Cong-Ren Wang, Zhi-Shan Zhang, Yi-Feng Chen, Chao-Yang Zhang, Wen-Jie Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4156356?pdf=render