Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Genetic Susceptibility Study (BEAGESS)

A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Susceptibility Loci for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus

D. Levine, W. Ek, Rui Zhang, et al.. (2013). Nature genetics. Cited 188 times. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2796

Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett’s esophagus

Z. Su, L. Gay, A. Strange, et al.. (2012). Nature genetics. Cited 182 times. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2408

Obesity and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus: a Mendelian randomization study.

A. Thrift, N. Shaheen, M. Gammon, et al.. (2014). Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cited 176 times. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/dju252

Polymorphisms Near TBX5 and GDF7 Are Associated With Increased Risk for Barrett’s Esophagus

C. Palles, L. Chegwidden, Xinzhong Li, et al.. (2015). Gastroenterology. Cited 106 times. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2014.10.041

Germline genetic contributions to risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux.

W. Ek, D. Levine, M. D’Amato, et al.. (2013). Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cited 99 times. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt303

Most common 'sporadic' cancers have a significant germline genetic component.

Yi Lu, W. Ek, D. Whiteman, et al.. (2014). Human molecular genetics. Cited 98 times. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu312

Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma decreases with height, based on consortium analysis and confirmed by Mendelian randomization.

A. Thrift, H. Risch, L. Onstad, et al.. (2014). Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. Cited 40 times. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2014.01.039

Integrative post-genome-wide association analysis of CDKN2A and TP53 SNPs and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.

Matthew F. Buas, D. Levine, K. Makar, et al.. (2014). Carcinogenesis. Cited 36 times. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgu207