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Table 2 Frequency of 5'-UTR loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in low esophagus, IM, dysplasia and BA tissues

From: Loss of heterozygosity at thymidylate synthase locus in Barrett's metaplasia, dysplasia, and carcinoma sequences

Low esophagus (LE) (n = 37)

     

Genotype in normal tissues

2R/2R

2R/3R

3R/3R

Number of samples

8

22

7

Genotype in LE tissues

 

2R/loss

2R/3R

3R/loss

 

Number of samples

 

0

22

0

 

Frequency

 

0%

100%

0%

 

Intestinal metaplasia (IM) (n = 29)

     

Genotype in normal tissues

2R/2R

2R/3R

3R/3R

Number of samples

3

21

5

Genotype in IM tissues

 

2R/loss

2R/3R

3R/loss

 

Number of samples

 

5

15

1

 

Frequency

 

23.80%

71.40%

4.80%

 

Dysplasia (n = 13)

     

Genotype in normal tissues

2R/2R

2R/3R

3R/3R

Number of samples

4

7

2

Genotype in dysplasia tissues

 

2R/loss

2R/3R

3R/loss

 

Number of samples

 

1

5

1

 

Frequency

 

14.30%

71.40%

14.30%

 

Barrett associated adenocarcinoma (BA) (n = 44)

     

Genotype in normal tissues

2R/2R

2R/3R

3R/3R

Number of samples

15

25

4

Genotype in BA tissues

 

2R/loss

2R/3R

3R/loss

 

Number of samples

 

3

15

7

 

Frequency

 

12%

60%

28%

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