A surprise cell of origin for Barrett's esophagus

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 588-591

  Von Holzen, Urs ^a   Enders, Greg H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrett's esophagus; Epithelial stem cell; Esophageal adenocarcinoma; Esophageal cancer; Metaplasia; p63; Progenitor cell

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CELL LINEAGE; EPIGENETICS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; METAPLASIA; NONHUMAN; NOTE; STEM CELL; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; METAPLASIA; MICE;

EID: 85047687141     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.20088     Document Type: Note

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