Article
Prospective study of Lewis antigen alterations in the gastric precancerous process.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Torrado J, Correa P, Ruiz B, Zavala D, Bara J
Abstract excerpt
A prospective study with two gastric biopsies taken several years apart was carried out in 117 subjects with intestinal metaplasia who are of the Lewis(a-b+) phenotype. They are residents of a rural Andean region in Colombia displaying very high rates of gastric cancer. The anomalous expression o...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Biopsy
- Colombia
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Diseases
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Male
