Barrett's oesophagus in Asians - are ethnic differences due to genes or the environment?

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 270, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-427

  Rajendra, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asians; Barrett's oesophagus; Environment; Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Genes

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HLA B ANTIGEN; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 2; PROTEIN BABA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ACHLORHYDRIA; ASIAN; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAUCASIAN; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRUIT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEREDITY; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL; SYMPTOM; VEGETABLE;

ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ENVIRONMENT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 80054030858     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02400.x     Document Type: Review

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