Untreated gastroesophageal reflux increases the risk for the more serious condition known as ____

a. Graves' disease.
b. Sinclair's gastrum.
c. Barrett's esophagus.
d. Zollinger-Ellison cancer.
e. Huntington's chorea.


ANS: C

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