Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Decreases With Height, Based on Consortium Analysis and Confirmed by Mendelian Randomization

Authors :: Casson, Alan G.
Whiteman, David C.
Thrift, Aaron P.
Bird, Nigel C.
Romero, Yvonne
Onstad, Lynn
Risch, Harvey A.
Liu, Geoffrey
Gammon, Marilie D.
Vaughan, Thomas L.
Hardie, Laura J.
Levine, David M.
Chow, Wong Ho
Corley, Douglas A.
Shaheen, Nicholas J.
Ye, Weimin
Wu, Anna H.
Bernstein, Leslie
Reid, Brian J.
Publisher :: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Abstract: Risks for some cancers increase with height. We investigated the relationship between height and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and its precursor, Barrett’s esophagus (BE).

Subjects :: 2. Zero hunger
surgical procedures, operative
digestive system
digestive system diseases
3. Good health

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