Journal article
Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett's esophagus
Abstract
Peter Donnelly and colleagues report a genome-wide association study for Barrett's esophagus, a common premalignant condition associated with stomach acid reflux and predisposing to esophageal adenocarcinoma. They identify two loci associated with susceptibility to Barrett's esophagus.
Authors
Su Z; Gay LJ; Strange A; Palles C; Band G; Whiteman DC; Lescai F; Langford C; Nanji M; Edkins S
Journal
Nature Genetics, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 1131–1136
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1038/ng.2408
ISSN
1061-4036