Barrett's Esophagus | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Barrett's Esophagus | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Barrett's Esophagus: Genomics and Public Health

What is Barrett's esophagus? From the National Institute of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Screening and surveillance for Barrett esophagus. 
Paul Lochhead, et al. JAMA Internal Medicine, December 29, 2014

Recent advances in oesophageal diseases.
Al Dulaimi D. Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2014 Summer;7(3):186-9.

Did you know? 77 genes have been reported in relation to Barrett Esophagus, including 4 genomewide association studies? To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator

The '-omics' revolution and oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
Weaver JM, et al. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2014 Jan;11(1):19-27

Barrett's esophagus: evolutionary insights from genomics.
Jankowski JA. Gastroenterology. 2013 Apr;144(4):667-9

Polymorphisms near TBX5 and GDF7 are associated with increased risk for Barrett's esophagus. 
Palles C, et al. Gastroenterology. 2014 Nov 5. pii: S0016-5085(14)01334-1.

Obesity and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus: a mendelian randomization study.
Thrift AP, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Sep 30;106(11).

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