Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not connect ...

Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition in which metaplastic specialized columnar epithelium with goblet cells is present in the tubular esophagus. BE is much more prevalent in adults ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build up in the esophagus, the tube that moves food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. This buildup of ...

Today we know that non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) represent most of the transcribed human genome and participate in relevant cellular processes. NcRNAs regulate from RNA transcription to protein translation ...

Esophageal adenocarcinoma is the most rapidly growing cancer in America. Although the prognosis after diagnosis is unfavorable, the chance of a successful outcome increases tremendously if ...