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Interleukin 1B proinflammatory genotypes protect against gastro-oesophageal reflux disease through induction of corpus atrophy.
Gut - 1 Feb 2006
Ando T, El-Omar E M, Goto Y, Nobata K, Watanabe O, Maeda O, Ishiguro K, Minami M, Hamajima N, Goto H
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is controversial but it is accepted that GORD is associated with increased exposure to gastric acidity. The proinflammatory interleukin (IL)-1B polymorphisms increase the risk...
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