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H. pylori genotypes and cytokine gene polymorphisms influence the development of gastric intestinal metaplasia in a Chinese population.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2006
Leung Wai K, Chan Martin C W, To Ka-Fai, Man Ellen P S, Ng Enders K W, Chu Eagle S H, Lau James Y W, Lin San-ren, Sung Joseph J Y
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BACKGROUND: Cytokine gene polymorphisms and Helicobacter pylori (HP) genotypes have been linked to gastric cancer development in Western countries. We determined the role of host cytokine polymorphisms and bacterial virulent factors in the development of gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) in a Ch...
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