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Apoptosis and cell proliferation in the metaplasia-dysplasia-carcinoma-sequence of Barrett's esophagus.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Halm U, Tannapfel A, Breitung B, Breidert M, Wittekind C W, Mössner J
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The regulation of apoptosis as a distinctive form of cell death and proliferation in the process of carcinogenesis in Barrett's esophagus is poorly understood. To investigate regulation of apoptosis, proliferation and the participation of the tumor suppressor gene p53, we examined these parameters in Barrett's metaplasia, dysplasia, and adenocarcinoma. METHODOLOGY: Apoptotic cells were identified...
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