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Host TNF-alpha-1031 and -863 promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms determine the risk of benign ulceration after H. pylori infection.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2005
Lu Cheng-Chan, Sheu Bor-Shyang, Chen Ten-Wen, Yang Hsiao-Bai, Hung Kuey-Hsian, Kao Ai-Wen, Chuang Chiao-Hsiung, Wu Jiunn-Jong
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OBJECTIVES: This study tested whether host genotypes of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) promoter single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) could determine clinical and histological outcomes after Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS: A total of 524 dyspeptic patients, 424 with and 100 without H. pylori infection, were checked for TNF-alpha promoter SNP over the locus on -1031(T/C), -863(C/A), -857(C/T),...
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