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Gastric cancer and the high combination prevalence of host cytokine genotypes and Helicobacter pylori in Honduras.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Sept 2006
Morgan Douglas R, Dominguez Ricardo L, Keku Temitope O, Heidt Paris E, Martin Christopher F, Galanko Joseph A, Omofoye Oluwaseun A, Sandler Robert S
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inflammatory cytokine polymorphisms are associated with gastric adenocarcinoma in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients in Europe and Asia. We investigated the cytokine profile in the Latino population, specifically Honduras, a high-incidence region, and the use of the combination prevalence of H pylori and genotypes in identifying high-risk populations. METHODS: A population-based case-control...
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