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Correlation between dysplasia and mutations of six tumor suppressor genes in Barrett's esophagus.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Oct 2001
Raja S, Finkelstein S D, Baksh F K, Gooding W E, Swalsky P A, Godfrey T E, Buenaventura P O, Luketich J D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Barrett's esophagus (BE) may progress to adenocarcinoma through dysplastic progression. Classification of dysplasia in BE has significant interobserver variability. Our objective was to determine whether genetic alterations in BE correlate with degrees of histologic dysplasia. METHODS: Fixed tissue from 37 patients with BE and adenocarcinoma was studied for six tumor suppressor genes. Tissues were...
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