Abstract
To the Editor: Recently we demonstrated a strong association of transcriptionally active high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) with Barrett ’ s dysplasia (BD) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) (1).To further clarify the role of hr-HPV infection in the Barrett ’ s metaplasia– dysplasia–adenocarcinoma sequence, esophageal specimens positive for hr-HPV-16 orhr-HPV-18 DNA obtained from 83 patients (mostly recruited from our previous study) (1) were utilized to assess viral load and integration status.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1814-1816 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Gastroenterology |
Volume | 108 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |