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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Yi-Ching Wang
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51287 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cheng Chun-Pei CP Kuo I-Ying IY Alakus Hakan H Frazer Kelly A KA Harismendy Olivier O Wang Yi-Ching YC Tseng Vincent S VS
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) 20140710 21
<h4>Motivation</h4>A rapid progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) causes a high mortality rate because of the propensity for metastasis driven by genetic and epigenetic alterations. The identification of prognostic biomarkers would help prevent or control metastatic progression. Expression analyses have been used to find such markers, but do not always validate in separate cohorts. Epigenetic marks, such as DNA methylation, are a potential source of more reliable and stable bio ...[more]