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Association of the myeloperoxidase -468G-->A polymorphism with gastric inflammation and duodenal ulcer risk.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 May 2005
Hsu Ping-I, Jwo Jyh-Jen, Tseng Hui-Hwa, Lai Kwok-Hung, Lo Gin-Ho, Lo Ching-Chu, Wu Chung-Jen, Chuah Seng-Kee, Hwang Il-Ran, Chen Jin-Liang, Chen Yu-Shan, Chen Angela
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To elucidate the relations between the myeloperoxidase (-468)G-->A polymorphism and the development of duodenal ulcer (DU), and to investigate the impacts of this host genetic polymorphism on the histopathological features of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori)-related gastritis. METHODS: In a case-control study of 115 consecutive DU patients and 182 controls, the myeloperoxidase (-468)G-->A polymorphism was...
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