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Barrett's esophagus associates with a variant of IL23R gene.
Acta biochimica Polonica - 1 Jan 2008
Gaj Pawel, Mikula Michal, Wyrwicz Lucjan S, Regula Jaroslaw, Ostrowski Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is regarded as a spectrum of diseases: non-erosive reflux disease (NERD), erosive reflux disease (ERD), and the far end of the spectrum represented by patients with Barrett's esophagus. Among predisposing factors, both risk and protective polymorphic variants of several genes may influence the clinical outcomes of reflux disease. Consequently, different molecular mechanisms are...
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