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HLA genotype and development of gastric cancer in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2007
Hirata Ichiro, Murano Mitsuyuki, Ishiguro Taizo, Toshina Ken, Wang Fang-Yu, Katsu Ken-Ichi
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is reported to be involved in gastric carcinogenesis. However, only a small percentage of HP-infected patients actually develop gastric cancer. In the present study, we assessed HLA antigen polymorphism and investigated its relationship with the development of gastric epithelial tumors in patients who had HP infection. METHODOLOGY: Among patients with...
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