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Association of polymorphisms of interleukin-1 beta gene and Helicobacter pylori infection with the risk of gastric ulcer.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Chang Yu-Ting, Wu Ming-Shiang, Shun Chia-Tung, Lin Ming-Tsan, Chang Ming-Chu, Lin Jaw-Town
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) plays an important role in gastric inflammation and physiology. Functional polymorphisms of IL-1 beta gene have been related to different risks of gastric cancer and duodenal ulcer but their role in gastric ulcer remains unknown. In this study, we investigate a plausible association between gastric ulcer and the polymorphisms in the IL-1 beta and IL-1 receptor...
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