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The Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis in Barrett’s Esophagus

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  1. Departments of Medicine, VA North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA

    Rhonda F. Souza

  2. Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA

    Rhonda F. Souza

  3. Department of GI, MC# 111B1, Dallas VA Medical Center, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX, 75216, USA

    Rhonda F. Souza

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“This paper was originally presented as part of the SSAT/AGA/ASGE State-of-the-Art Conference, Barrett’s Esophagus, Dysplasia, and Early Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Managing the Transition, at the SSAT 50th Annual Meeting, June 2009, in Chicago, Illinois. The other articles presented in the conference were Sarosi GA, Introduction: Barrett’s Esophagus, Dysplasia, and Early Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Managing the Transition; DeMeester SR, Reflux, Barrett’s and Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus: Can We Disrupt the Pathway?; Wang KK, Endoscopic Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus and Early Esophageal Cancer; and Pennathur A and Luketich JD, Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Barrett's with High Grade Dysplasia and Early Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus.”

This work was supported by the Office of Medical Research, Department of Veterans Affairs, Dallas, TX (R.F.S.) and the National Institutes of Health (R01-DK63621 to R.F.S).

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Souza, R.F. The Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis in Barrett’s Esophagus. J Gastrointest Surg 14, 937–940 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-009-1145-7

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