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Prevalence of and risk factors for Barrett's esophagus with intestinal predominant mucin phenotype.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2006
Amano Yuji, Kushiyama Yoshinori, Yuki Takafumi, Takahashi Yoshiko, Moriyama Ichiro, Fukuhara Hiroyuki, Ishimura Norihisa, Furuta Kenji, Ishihara Shunji, Adachi Kyoichi, Maruyama Riruke, Kinoshita Yoshikazu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Barrett's esophagus with the intestinal predominant mucin phenotype is considered to have a higher malignant potential than that with the gastric predominant mucin phenotype. The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for Barrett's esophagus with the intestinal predominant mucin phenotype in patients undergoing endoscopy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of...
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