Transformation of benign Barrett's epith
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Kiron M. Das; Yingxin Kong; Manisha Bajpai; Diptee Kulkarni; Xin Geng; Pravin Mi
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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## Abstract The mechanism by which gastroesophageal reflux promotes metaplasia→dysplasia→carcinoma is unknown. The aim of the study is to determine if repeated exposure to acid and bile confers a tumorigenic phenotype in a telomerase (hTERT)‐immortalized benign Barrett's cell line (BAR‐T). BAR‐T ce