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The reply to this interesting question is firmly negative. What is specific is the uncommonly high prevalence of dysplasia in unselected population groups living in high incidence areas [1, 2] which is sharply contrasting with the low prevalence in low incidence areas within the same population and country [3].
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Crespi, M., Muñoz, N. (1989). Is “Asiatic” dysplasia specific?. In: Giuli, R., McCallum, R.W. (eds) Benign Lesions of the Esophagus and Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73055-9_21
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