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Aberrant epithelial-mesenchymal Hedgehog signaling characterizes Barrett's metaplasia.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2010
Wang David H, Clemons Nicholas J, Miyashita Tomoharu, Dupuy Adam J, Zhang Wei, Szczepny Anette, Corcoran-Schwartz Ian M, Wilburn Daniel L, Montgomery Elizabeth A, Wang Jean S, Jenkins Nancy A, Copeland Neal A, Harmon John W, Phillips Wayne A, Watkins D Neil
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The molecular mechanism underlying epithelial metaplasia in Barrett's esophagus remains unknown. Recognizing that Hedgehog signaling is required for early esophageal development, we sought to determine if the Hedgehog pathway is reactivated in Barrett's esophagus, and if genes...
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