Polymorphisms in Genes of Relevance for Oestrogen and Oxytocin Pathways and Risk of Barrett's Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Pooled Analysis from the BEACON Consortium.

The strong male predominance in oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) and Barrett's oesophagus (BO) continues to puzzle. Hormonal influence, e.g. oestrogen or oxytocin, might contribute.This genetic-epidemiological study pooled 14 studies from three continents, Australia, Europe, and North America....

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Main Authors: Katarina Lagergren, Weronica E Ek, David Levine, Wong-Ho Chow, Leslie Bernstein, Alan G Casson, Harvey A Risch, Nicholas J Shaheen, Nigel C Bird, Brian J Reid, Douglas A Corley, Laura J Hardie, Anna H Wu, Rebecca C Fitzgerald, Paul Pharoah, Carlos Caldas, Yvonne Romero, Thomas L Vaughan, Stuart MacGregor, David Whiteman, Lars Westberg, Olof Nyren, Jesper Lagergren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4583498?pdf=render