METHOD FOR DETERMINING IF A SUBJECT HAS AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH GRADE DYSPLASIA OR ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA

摘要

The invention related to a method for determining if a subject has an increased likelihood of high grade dysplasia (HGD) or esophagal adenocarcinoma (EC), the method comprising; a) providing a sample from an AFI patch of said subject's oesophagus b) assaying said sample for (i) aneuploidy, and (ii) abnormal p53, and (iii) abnormal Cyclin A c) wherein if said sample shows the presence of at least two of (i), (ii) and (iii), then said subject is determined as having an increased likelihood of high grade dysplasia (HGD) or esophagal adenocarcinoma (EC). The invention also relates to certain methods of medical treatment.