Comprehensive RNA dataset of tissue and plasma from patients with esophageal cancer or precursor lesions

• Published in: Scientific data Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 86
• Main Authors: Schoofs, Kathleen, Philippron, Annouck, Avila Cobos, Francisco, Koster, Jan, Lefever, Steve, Anckaert, Jasper, De Looze, Danny, Vandesompele, Jo, Pattyn, Piet, De Preter, Katleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 14.03.2022; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma - blood; Adenocarcinoma - genetics; Barrett Esophagus - blood; Barrett Esophagus - genetics; Barrett's esophagus; Biomarkers; Biopsy; Biotypes; Cancer; Data Descriptor; Datasets; Disease Progression; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal Neoplasms - blood; Esophageal Neoplasms - genetics; Esophagus; Etiology; Fusion protein; Humans; MicroRNAs; MicroRNAs - genetics; miRNA; mRNA; Non-coding RNA; Plasma - metabolism

In the past decades, the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased dramatically in Western populations. Better understanding of disease etiology along with the identification of novel prognostic and predictive biomarkers are urgently needed to improve the dismal survival probabilities. He...