Barrett's esophagus is characterized by expression of gastric-type mucins (MUC5AC, MUC6) and TFF peptides (TFF1 and TFF2), but the risk of carcinoma development may be indicated by the intestinal-type mucin, MUC2

✍ Scribed by Christian Warson; Jeroen H.B. Van de Bovenkamp; Anita M. Korteland-Van Male; Hans A. B[uuml ]ller; Alexandra W.C. Einerhand; Nadine L.E.Y. Ectors; Jan Dekker

• Book ID: 117818584
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 498 KB
• Volume: 33
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1532-8392
• DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2002.124907