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Clinical Utility of EsoGuard as a Triage Test for Endoscopy to Identify Barrett's Esophagus in Fire Fighters

2023-08-29 gastroenterology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundFirefighters have frequent exposure to compounds shown to increase risk of esophageal neoplasia. EsoGuard(R) (EG) is a DNA biomarker assay that can be utilized with efficiency and high tolerability as a triage to endoscopy for diagnosis of patients with Barretts Esophagus (BE), a known precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). This diagnostic tool may facilitate disease testing among busy at-risk firefighters. MethodsRetrospective analysis of prospectively collected clinical utili...

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