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Poor metabolizer genotype status of CYP2C19 is a risk factor for developing gastric cancer in Japanese patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 15 Nov 2005
Sugimoto M, Furuta T, Shirai N, Nakamura A, Kajimura M, Sugimura H, Hishida A, Ishizaki T
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BACKGROUND: Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) polymorphism has been associated with the development of lung, liver or oesophageal cancer by detoxification of carcinogen(s) or activation of procarcinogen(s). AIM: To clarify the association between CYP2C19 polymorphisms and gastric cancer development in Japanese. Methods : We determined CYP2C19 genotypes (CYP2C19*1, *2 and *3) in 111 Helicobacter pylori-positive...
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