Article
A functional polymorphism of toll-like receptor 4 gene increases risk of gastric carcinoma and its precursors.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2007
Hold Georgina L, Rabkin Charles S, Chow Wong-Ho, Smith Malcolm G, Gammon Marilie D, Risch Harvey A, Vaughan Thomas L, McColl Kenneth E L, Lissowska Jolanta, Zatonski Witold, Schoenberg Janet B, Blot William J, Mowat N Ashley G, Fraumeni Joseph F, El-Omar Emad M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: TLR4 is a cell-surface signaling receptor involved in the recognition and host response to Helicobacter pylori. The TLR4+896A>G polymorphism linked with impaired reactivity to bacterial lipopolysaccharide may play a role in gastric carcinogenesis. METHODS: We assessed associations with premalignant gastric changes in 149 relatives of gastric cancer patients, including 45 with hypochlorhydria...
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