Telomere lengths in Barrett's esophagus as a precancerous lesion.
Junko AidaKaiyo TakuboMichael ViethHorst NeuhausMutsunori FujiwaraTomio AraiToshiyuki IshiwataPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2021)
Although it has been considered that Barrett's carcinoma arises only from intestinal-type mucosa, our present findings support previous histogenetic studies suggesting that cardiac-type mucosa is more important as a precancerous condition in Barrett's esophagus than anticipated.