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Studying Genes for Barrett's Esophagus in Brothers and Sisters

NCT00516347 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2013-08-12

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Summary

RATIONALE: Learning about how often heartburn and other risk factors occur in brothers and sisters and other family members of patients with Barrett's esophagus may help identify other individuals at risk and identify genes for Barrett's esophagus.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying genes for Barrett's esophagus in brothers and sisters.

Conditions

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Precancerous Condition

Interventions

GENETIC

comparative genomic hybridization

GENETIC

genetic linkage analysis

OTHER

laboratory biomarker analysis

OTHER

questionnaire administration

PROCEDURE

study of high risk factors

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD · Hutchison Cancer Research Unit

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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