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Low expression myeloperoxidase genotype negatively associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann - 1 May 2001
Hamajima N, Matsuo K, Suzuki T, Nakamura T, Matsuura A, Tajima K, Tominaga S
Abstract excerpt
Our previous study revealed that a polymorphism of the interleukin (IL) 1B gene, encoding the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1 beta, influenced the prevalence of persistent Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection. In this paper, a polymorphism of another inflammation-related enzyme, myeloperoxidase (MPO), was examined with respect to association with the HP infection. The polymorphism is due to a G-to-A transition at -...
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