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Abstract
Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the world, representing a major global health issue. The high mortality rate is largely due to the lack of effective medical treatment for advanced stages of this disease. Recently next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has become a revolutionary tool for cancer research, and several NGS studies in gastric cancer have been published. Here we review the insights gained from these studies regarding how use NGS to elucidate the molecular basis of gastric cancer and identify potential therapeutic targets. We also discuss the challenges and future directions of such efforts. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.Entities:
Keywords: Gastric cancer; Gene fusion; Next-generation sequencing; RNA sequencing; Somatic mutation; Therapeutic target
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23178814 PMCID: PMC3873853 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.11.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679