PubMed ID:
22178570
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2012
Affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals-Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Amitabh.chak@case.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0927
Authors:
Barnholtz-Sloan JS,
Canto MI,
Chak A,
Chen Y,
Elston R,
Falk GW,
Grady WM,
Guda K,
Kinnard M,
Markowitz S,
Mittal S,
Prasad G,
Shaheen N,
Vengoechea J,
Willis JE
Studies:
Familial Barrett's Esophagus Consortium
Genetic influences may be discerned in families that have multiple affected members and may manifest as an earlier age of cancer diagnosis. In this study, we determine whether cancers develop at an earlier age in multiplex Familial Barrett's Esophagus (FBE) kindreds, defined by 3 or more members affected by Barrett's esophagus (BE) or esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC).