title: APC gene alterations in Barrett's metaplasia are implicated at an early stage in the carcinogenesis of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: USC, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fein
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000235:genetics*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D017491:Genes, APC / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000235:genetics