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Associations of a PTPN11 G/A polymorphism at intron 3 with Helicobactor pylori seropositivity, gastric atrophy and gastric cancer in Japanese.
BMC gastroenterology - 9 Jul 2009
Hishida Asahi, Matsuo Keitaro, Goto Yasuyuki, Naito Mariko, Wakai Kenji, Tajima Kazuo, Hamajima Nobuyuki
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed the significance of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection as a risk factor of gastric cancer. Cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) positivity has been demonstrated to determine the clinical outcome of H. pylori infection in the presence of SHP-2 (src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2). This study aimed to examine the formerly reported...
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