Article
HLA-DQB1 locus and gastric cancer in Helicobacter pylori infection.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Feb 2006
Watanabe Yoshinori, Aoyama Nobuo, Sakai Toshiyuki, Shirasaka Daisuke, Maekawa Shuji, Kuroda Kohei, Wambura Casmir, Tamura Takao, Nose Yoshisuke, Kasuga Masato
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It has been suggested that the incidence of digestive diseases associated with Helicobacter pylori is influenced by the strain diversity of H. pylori, factors involving the host or environment, and the duration of infection. The authors have previously reported that human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQB1*0401 plays an important role in the development of atrophic gastritis in H. pylori infected...
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