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A family history of Barrett's oesophagus: another risk factor?
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2005
Groves Chris, Jankowski Janusz, Barker Fred, Holdstock Greg
Abstract excerpt
Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma, although increasingly common, have no known genetic cause. In this report we describe a family with a remarkable history of Barrett's oesophagus and adenocarcinoma. The index case is a 76-year-old man with adenocarcinoma arising within Barrett's oesophagus. Two of his three brothers, aged 68 and 78 years, also developed adenocarcinoma arising in Barrett's...
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