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Interleukin-1beta gene in esophageal, gastric and colorectal carcinomas.
Oncology reports - 1 Aug 2007
Ito H, Kaneko K, Makino R, Konishi K, Kurahashi T, Yamamoto T, Katagiri A, Kumekawa Y, Kubota Y, Muramoto T, Mitamura K, Imawari M
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-1 gene polymorphisms are associated with development of gastric atrophy and with increased risk of gastric carcinoma. A -31C to T base transition in the promoter region of this gene is involved in carcinogenic changes within the stomach, especially in Helicobacter pylori infected...
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