Bax upregulation may provide a rationale for the low incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in a Greek cohort of patients with Barrett's esophagus.

Chatzopoulos, Dimitrios; Kyrgidis, Athanasios; Kountouras, Jannis; Zavos, Christos; Molyvas, Epaminondas; Venizelos, Ioannis

Chatzopoulos, Dimitrios; Kyrgidis, Athanasios; Kountouras, Jannis; Zavos, Christos; Molyvas, Epaminondas; Venizelos, Ioannis.

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Chatzopoulos D; Department of Medicine, Second Medical Clinic, Ippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Hepatogastroenterology ; 54(75): 705-9, 2007.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17591046

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Adenocarcinoma/epidemiology; Barrett Esophagus/complications; Esophageal Neoplasms/epidemiology; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism; Adenocarcinoma/pathology; Adult; Apoptosis; Barrett Esophagus/pathology; Cell Proliferation; Cohort Studies; Esophageal Neoplasms/pathology; Esophagus/chemistry; Esophagus/pathology; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux/diagnosis; Gastroesophageal Reflux/pathology; Greece; Humans; Incidence; Ki-67 Antigen/analysis; Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism; Male; Middle Aged; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/analysis; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/metabolism; Up-Regulation; bcl-2-Associated X Protein/analysis

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Barrett Esophagus / Esophageal Neoplasms / Adenocarcinoma / Bcl-2-Associated X Protein Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Hepatogastroenterology Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Greece

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