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SUBMITTER: Aida J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646776 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aida Junko J Yokoyama Akira A Shimomura Naotaka N Nakamura Ken-ichi K Ishikawa Naoshi N Terai Masanori M Poon Steven S Matsuura Masaaki M Fujiwara Mutsunori M Sawabe Motoji M Arai Tomio T Takubo Kaiyo K
PloS one 20130507 5
Chromoendoscopy with Lugol iodine staining provides important information on the development of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In particular, distinct iodine-unstained lesions (DIULs) larger than 10 mm show a high prevalence in high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia. It has also been reported that inactive ALDH2*1/*2 and less-active ADH1B*1/*1, and smoking, are risk factors for esophageal SCC. We previously examined telomere shortening in the esophageal epithelium of alcoholics, and suggested a hi ...[more]