Open AccessHereditary Factors in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Anna M.J. van Nistelrooij,
Winand N.M. Dinjens,
Anja Wagner,
Ma C.W. Spaander,
J.J.B. van Lanschot,
Bas P. L. Wijnhoven
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
gastrointestinal tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2296-3766
pISSN - 2296-3774
DOI - 10.1159/000362575
Subject(s) - esophageal adenocarcinoma , adenocarcinoma , medicine , cancer
The vast majority of Barrett's esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) cases are sporadic and caused by somatic mutations. However, over the last decades several families have been identified with clustering of EAC. Here, we review data from the published literature in order to address the current knowledge on familial EAC.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom