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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kang G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3871845 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20131223 12
Gastric carcinoma is one of the major causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Early detection and treatment leads to an excellent prognosis in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC), whereas the prognosis of patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) remains poor. It is unclear whether EGCs and AGCs are distinct entities or whether EGCs are the beginning stages of AGCs. We performed whole exome sequencing of four samples from patients with EGC and compared the results with those from AG ...[more]