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Significant association between PTPN11 polymorphism and gastric atrophy among Japanese Brazilians.
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association - 1 Jan 2006
Kawai Sayo, Goto Yasuyuki, Ito Lucy S, Oba-Shinjo Sueli M, Uno Miyuki, Shinjo Samuel K, Marie Suely K N, Ishida Yoshiko, Nishio Kazuko, Naito Mariko, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori, especially the cytotoxin-associated antigen A (cagA)-positive strains, plays a crucial role in the development of gastric atrophy and gastric cancer. CagA delivered into gastric epithelial cells combines with src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP-2), possibly leading to atrophy/cancer. Our previous study found that a single-nucleotide polymorphism...
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