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Blood-group phenotypes, sulfomucins, and Helicobacter pylori in Barrett's esophagus.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Sept 1997
Torrado J, Ruiz B, Garay J, Asenjo J L, Tovar J A, Cosme A, Correa P
Abstract excerpt
Barrett's esophagus, morphologically analogous to gastric intestinal metaplasia, often precedes the development of esophageal adenocarcinoma. In the stomach, expression of sulfomucins and aberrant Lewis(a) (Le[a]) antigen is an excellent predictor of premalignant progression, and Helicobacter pylori infection is a crucial determinant for the development of atrophy, metaplasia, and adenocarcinoma. In the...
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