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Genetic polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferases T1, M1 and P1 and susceptibility to reflux esophagitis.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jan 2006
Liu B, Fan Y-J, Wang M-L, Lü X-D, Jiang J-L, Wang T-Y, Fan Z-M, Wang J-K, Wang L D
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies indicate that the prevalence of reflux esophagitis (RE) in China is increasing. RE is one of the most common esophageal complications associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and RE-Barrett's esophagus-esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) sequence has been considered as an histogenesis model for EAC in Western countries. RE is only present in a subset of patients with GERD, suggesting an...
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