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Association of gastric disease with polymorphisms in the inflammatory-related genes IL-1B, IL-1RN, IL-10, TNF and TLR4.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jun 2009
Murphy Gwen, Thornton Jacinta, McManus Ross, Swan Niall, Ryan Barbara, Hughes David J, O'Morain Colm A, O'Sullivan Maria
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a series of inflammatory genes were associated with the development of the most common pathologies thought to precede gastric cancer development namely; Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-associated gastritis and intestinal metaplasia. METHODS: A total of 250 patients were genotyped for 11 SNPs in the IL-1B, IL-1RN, TNF, TLR4...
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