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IL-1B-511 C-->T polymorphism is associated with increased host susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori infection in Chinese.
Helicobacter - 1 Apr 2007
Liou Jyh-Ming, Lin Jaw-Town, Wang Hsiu-Po, Huang Shih-Pei, Lee Yi-Chia, Chiu Han-Mo, Shun Chia-Tung, Wu Ming-Shiang
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BACKGROUND: The heritability of Helicobacter pylori infection from twin studies has been reported to be 0.66. However, few data were available on the host susceptibility to H. pylori infection in Chinese. We aimed to evaluate the impact of the IL-1B and IL-1RN single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP...
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