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Genetic variation in a4GnT in relation to Helicobacter pylori serology and gastric cancer risk.
Helicobacter - 1 Oct 2009
Zheng Zongli, Jia Yanbin, Hou Lifang, Persson Christina, Yeager Meredith, Lissowska Jolanta, Chanock Stephen J, Blaser Martin, Chow Wong-Ho, Ye Weimin
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori, a known risk factor of gastric cancer, rarely colonize the deeper portion of normal gastric glands, where the mucus is rich in alpha-1,4-linked N-acetylglucosamine capped O-glycans, that strongly inhibit H. pylori growth in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the association between genetic variation in the O-glycan transferase encoding gene (a4GnT) and H. pylori...
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