Gene May Trigger Rare Esophageal Disorder (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060214/ap_on_he_me/healthbeat_esophagitis"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060214/capt.gfx25102140202.healthbeat_esophagitis_gfx251.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=J7bZRzScnqEPShYgZ0u5Vw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="ESOPHAGUS 021306: Graphic shows what happens in narrowed esophagus ; with BC-Healthbeat-Esophagitis. (AP Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Genes prove it: A rare but devastating esophageal illness that's on the rise isn't hard-to-treat acid reflux as once suspected but a completely different disease — one linked to allergies.</p><br clear=all>