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Synergistic effect of Helicobacter pylori virulence factors and interleukin-1 polymorphisms for the development of severe histological changes in the gastric mucosa.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2003
Rad Roland, Prinz Christian, Neu Bruno, Neuhofer Mathilde, Zeitner Marco, Voland Petra, Becker Ingrid, Schepp Wolfgang, Gerhard Markus
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms of the IL-1B and IL-1RN genes (which encode interleukin [IL]-1beta and IL-1 receptor antagonist, respectively) have been associated with hypochlorhydria and gastric cancer. We investigated the influence of bacterial virulence factors and host IL-1 polymorphisms on the development of...
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