title: Molecular epidemiology of and genetic susceptibility to esophageal cancer.
abstract: The following, from the 12th OESO World Conference: Cancers of the Esophagus, includes commentaries on clonal evolution in Barrett's carcinogenesis; biomarkers for early detection of esophageal cancer; the role of the methylguanine methyl transferase biomarker in the management of adenocarcinoma; and the discovery of high-risk genes in families.
authors.affiliation: Division of GI/Hepatology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bajpai
authors.forename: Kiron M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lefferts
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lisovsky
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mashimo
authors.forename: Wayne A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Amitabh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: To
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010297:Paris
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Barrett's epithelium carcinogenesis; MGMT; OESO; biomarkers; esophageal adenocarcinoma; esophageal cancer