Cross sectional study of serum selenium concentration and esophageal squamous dysplasia in western Kenya

Abstract Background Low serum selenium status has been associated with increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). East Africa is a region of high ESCC incidence and is known to have low soil selenium levels, but this association has not previously been evaluated. In this study we a...

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Published in:BMC Cancer
Main Authors: Natalie R. Pritchett, Stephen L. Burgert, Gwen A. Murphy, John D. Brockman, Russell E. White, Justus Lando, Robert Chepkwony, Mark D. Topazian, Christian C. Abnet, Sanford M. Dawsey, Michael M. Mwachiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Subjects:
Esophageal
Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous dysplasia
Selenium
Kenya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3837-9

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