MicroRNA expression signatures in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Esophageal adenocarcinoma is a highly aggressive malignancy that frequently develops from Barrett's esophagus, a premalignant pathologic change occurring in the lower end of the esophagus. Identifying Barrett's esophagus patients at high risk of malignant transformation is essential to the prevention of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Although microRNA (miRNA) expression signatures have been associated with the etiology and prognosis of several types of cancers, their roles in the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma have not been extensively evaluated.

Experimental design

In this study, we analyzed the expression patterns of 470 human miRNAs using Agilent miRNA microarray in 32 disease/normal-paired tissues from 16 patients diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus of eithe

SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2745487 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature