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Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published on: September 18, 2020
Molecular Pathology of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Rhonda K Yantiss1, Wade S Samowitz2
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Abstract:
The purpose of this review is to discuss important molecular changes that aid decision making in patient management and play a role in emerging treatment strategies for gastrointestinal malignancies. Although screening and surveillance practices have had an impact on the natural history of some tumor types, gastric carcinoma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in high prevalence regions and colorectal carcinoma is still the fourth leading cause of cancer related death in the United States.
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