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Lack of consistency in the associations of Helicobacter pylori seropositivity with Se and Le polymorphisms among Japanese.
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association - 1 Jan 2002
Hamajima Nobuyuki, Shibata Atsuko, Ikehara Yuzuru, Katsuda Nobuyuki, Mori Sayomi, Ito Hidemi, Matsuo Keitaro, Tajima Kazuo, Tominaga Suketami
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In our previous study, a marked association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and functional polymorphisms of the secretor and Lewis genes (odds ratio [OR], 0.32; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.14-0.70 for se/se genotype relative to Se/Se genotype; and OR, 10.3; 95% CI, 3.16-33.8 for high-risk group defined by the combination of Se and Le relative to low-risk group) had been observed for 239...
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