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Toll-like receptor 4 +3725 G/C polymorphism, Helicobacter pylori seropositivity, and the risk of gastric atrophy and gastric cancer in Japanese.
Helicobacter - 1 Feb 2009
Hishida Asahi, Matsuo Keitaro, Goto Yasuyuki, Mitsuda Yoko, Hiraki Akio, Naito Mariko, Wakai Kenji, Tajima Kazuo, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms were reported to be a risk factor of gastric carcinoma or its precursors in Caucasian and Indian population, but these polymorphisms are absent in Japanese. We investigated the associations of TLR4+3725 G/C polymorphism, another functional polymorphism of TLR4, with risk of gastric cancer and gastric atrophy in Japanese. MATERIALS AND...
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