Profiles of immune cell infiltration and immune-related genes in the tumor microenvironment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background As a complex system participating in tumor development and progression, the tumor microenvironment was poorly understood in esophageal cancer especially squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods ESTIMATE algorithm is used to investigate tumor-infiltrating immune cells and prognosti...

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Main Authors: Mingdi Liu, Faping Li, Bin Liu, Yongping Jian, Dan Zhang, Honglan Zhou, Yishu Wang, Zhixiang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-00928-9