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Association between interleukin-1beta-511C/T polymorphism and reflux esophagitis in Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2005
Muramatsu Atsushi, Azuma Takeshi, Okuda Tomoyuki, Satomi Satoko, Ohtani Masahiro, Lee Soshoku, Suto Hiroyuki, Ito Yoshiyuki, Yamazaki Yukinao, Kuriyama Masaru
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) gene polymorphisms are related to hypochlorhydria and increase the risk of gastric cancer in the presence of Helicobacter pylori infection. However, little information is available about the genetic risk factors of reflux esophagitis. In this study we inve...
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