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[Association between the interleukin 1B (C-31T) polymorphism and Helicobacter pylori infection in health checkup examinees].
[Nihon koshu eisei zasshi] Japanese journal of public health - 1 Aug 2001
Katsuda N, Hamajima N, Matsuo K, Saito T, Ito L S, Inoue M, Takezaki T, Tajima K, Tominaga S
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PURPOSE: Associations between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and lifestyle factors have been demonstrated by several studies, but there are very few reports on links with host factors, especially concerning genetic polymorphisms for inhabitants of large city. The present investigation was conducted to determine the HP infection rate with reference to the Interleukin-1 beta gene (IL-1B) polymorphism and assess...
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