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Familial trends of inheritance in gastro esophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus and Barrett's adenocarcinoma: 20 families.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jan 2007
Sappati Biyyani R S, Chessler L, McCain E, Nelson K, Fahmy N, King J
Abstract excerpt
We reported four families with familial Barrett's esophagus (FBE) in 1993. This follow-up study includes an additional 16 families with FBE, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and BE-related adenocarcinoma (BEAC) highlighting the familial trends of inheritance. A retrospective survey of endoscopic and histopathological reports on 95 confirmed cases of BE from 1975 to 2005 was performed and a detailed family...
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