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Polymorphisms of interleukin-1 and interleukin-2 genes in patients with gastric cancer in Korea.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Oct 2008
Shin Woon Geon, Jang Ji Sun, Kim Hyoung Su, Kim Sung Jung, Kim Kyung Ho, Jang Myoung Kuk, Lee Jin Heon, Kim Ha Jung, Kim Hak Yang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Interleukin (IL)-1 gene polymorphism has been reported to be associated with the increment of gastric cancer (GC) and the decrement of duodenal ulcers (DU). In addition, IL-2 is known to induce Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-associated gastric atrophy, but it is not known whether IL-2 gene polymorphism increases the risk of GC (GC) or peptic ulcer diseases. Therefore, we compared the...
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