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Barrett Esophagus
Studies from University of New South Wales provide new data on barrett esophagus
February 10th, 2009
"Like other premalignant conditions that develop in the presence of chronic inflammation, the development and progression of Barrett's esophagus is associated with the development of an immune response, but how this immune response is regulated is poorly understood. A comprehensive literature search failed to find any report of the presence of dendritic cells in Barrett's intestinal metaplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma and this prompted our study," researchers in Sydney, Australia report. "We used immunohistochemical staining and electron microscopy to examine whether dendritic cells are present in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma....
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-10)
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