Global changes in gene expression of Barrett's esophagus compared to normal squamous esophagus and gastric cardia tissues.

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a metaplastic precursor lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA), the most rapidly increasing cancer in western societies. While the prevalence of BE is increasing, the vast majority of EA occurs in patients with undiagnosed BE. Thus, we sought to identify genes that...

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Main Authors: Paula L Hyland, Nan Hu, Melissa Rotunno, Hua Su, Chaoyu Wang, Lemin Wang, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Barbara Gherman, Carol Giffen, Cathy Dykes, Sanford M Dawsey, Christian C Abnet, Kathryn M Johnson, Ruben D Acosta, Patrick E Young, Brooks D Cash, Philip R Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3979678?pdf=render