Article
Effect of RANTES promoter genotype on the severity of intestinal metaplasia in Helicobacter pylori-infected Japanese subjects.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jun 2009
Tahara Tomomitsu, Arisawa Tomiyasu, Shibata Tomoyuki, Nakamura Masakatsu, Yamashita Hiromi, Yoshioka Daisuke, Okubo Masaaki, Maruyama Naoko, Kamano Toshiaki, Kamiya Yoshio, Fujita Hiroshi, Nagasaka Mitsuo, Iwata Masami, Takahama Kazuya, Watanabe Makoto, Nakano Hiroshi, Hirata Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A complex interaction of host genetic and environmental factors may be relevant in the development of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-related gastro-duodenal diseases. RANTES is a potent chemoattractant peptide for memory T lymphocytes and eosinophils, and has been shown to be enhance...
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