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HLA-DQB1 locus and the development of atrophic gastritis with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 1999
Sakai T, Aoyama N, Satonaka K, Shigeta S, Yoshida H, Shinoda Y, Shirasaka D, Miyamoto M, Nose Y, Kasuga M
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori is known to be involved in digestive diseases such as peptic ulcer, atrophic gastritis, and gastric cancer. It is supposed that the incidence of these digestive diseases associated with H. pylori is influenced by the strain diversity of H. pylori, factors involving the host or environment, and the duration of infection. In this study, we directed our attention to HLA, a host factor, and...
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