Three-tiered risk stratification model to predict progression in Barrett's esophagus using epigenetic and clinical features.

Barrett's esophagus predisposes to esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, the value of endoscopic surveillance in Barrett's esophagus has been debated because of the low incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus. Moreover, high inter-observer and sampling-dependent va...

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Main Authors: Fumiaki Sato, Zhe Jin, Karsten Schulmann, Jean Wang, Bruce D Greenwald, Tetsuo Ito, Takatsugu Kan, James P Hamilton, Jian Yang, Bogdan Paun, Stefan David, Alexandru Olaru, Yulan Cheng, Yuriko Mori, John M Abraham, Harris G Yfantis, Tsung-Teh Wu, Mary B Fredericksen, Kenneth K Wang, Marcia Canto, Yvonne Romero, Ziding Feng, Stephen J Meltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2270339?pdf=render