Esophageal melanosis, an endoscopic finding associated with squamous cell neoplasms of the upper aerodigestive tract, and inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 in alcoholic Japanese men

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 676-684

  Yokoyama, Akira ^a   Omori, Tai ^b   Yokoyama, Tetsuji ^c   Tanaka, Yoichi ^d   Mizukami, Takeshi ^a   Matsushita, Sachio ^a   Higuchi, Susumu ^a   Takahashi, Hisao ^a   Maruyama, Katsuya ^a   Ishii, Hiromasa ^e   Hibi, Toshifumi ^e  

^a KURIHAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2; Cancer; Esophagus; Melanosis

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME 2; IODINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL; STAINING; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 25144516024     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-005-1610-3     Document Type: Article

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