Centrosome Amplification Occurs at An Early Stage of Barrett's Esophagus (IMAGE)

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Centrosome Amplification Occurs at An Early Stage of Barrett's Esophagus

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Normal esophageal cells (left) have a single centrosome (labeled green and red). But in patients with Barrett's esophagus, centrosome amplification begins during metaplasia (second from left), increases during dysplasia (second from right), and persists in esophageal adenocarcinoma (right).

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Lopes et al., 2018

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