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Phase I and II enzyme polymorphisms as risk factors for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus - 1 Jan 2009
Bull L M, White D L, Bray M, Nurgalieva Z, El-Serag H B
Abstract excerpt
Although several studies have examined the association between phase I/II enzyme polymorphisms and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and/or Barrett's esophagus (BE), their overall findings remain unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether phase I/II polymorphisms are independent risk factors for either BE or EAC. We employed keyword searches in multiple databases to identify...
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