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p53 is frequently mutated in Barrett's metaplasia of the intestinal type.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Jul 1996
Campomenosi P, Conio M, Bogliolo M, Urbini S, Assereto P, Aprile A, Monti P, Aste H, Lapertosa G, Inga A, Abbondandolo A, Fronza G
Abstract excerpt
Barrett's Esophagus (BE) is a complication of gastroesophageal reflux in which the normal squamous epithelium of the lower esophagus is replaced by metaplastic tissue. The clinical significance of this condition is the associated predisposition to adenocarcinomas (ADCs). Three types of BE have been characterized: the gastric fundic (F) type, the gastric cardial (C) type, and the intestinal (I) type. The latter is...
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