Open AccessAssociation of p53/p21 expression with cigarette smoking and prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients
Author(s) -
Noushin Taghavi,
Firouzeh Biramijamal,
Masoud Sotoudeh,
Omeed Moaven,
Hooman Khademi,
Mohammad Reza Abbaszadegan,
Reza Malekzadeh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i39.4958
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , carcinogenesis , oncology , esophageal cancer , incidence (geometry) , immunohistochemistry , esophagus , cell , cigarette smoking , population , gastroenterology , carcinoma , pathology , cancer , biology , physics , environmental health , optics , genetics
To investigate the expression of p53 and p21 and associations with possible risk factors, such as cigarette smoking, in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in northeastern Iran, a region with a high incidence of ESCC.