title: Esophageal stem cells and genetics/epigenetics in esophageal cancer.
abstract: The following, from the 12th OESO World Conference: Cancers of the Esophagus, includes commentaries on the relationship between stem cells, cancer, and the esophagus; the behavior of esophageal stem cells; and the role of genetics and epigenetics in approaches to translational research.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Research Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia; Department of Surgery (St. Vincent's Hospital), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Croagh
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frede
authors.forename: Philip H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Pritinder
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Partensky
authors.forename: Wayne A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000235:genetics; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D010297:Paris; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000639:trends
keywords: OESO; epigenetics; esophagus; genetics; stem cells