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[Relationship between gene polymorphisms in MMP-9 and Helicobacter pylori-related upper gastrointestinal disease in children].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Apr 2010
Shan Qing-Wen, Jing Cheng-Xue, Wang Lin-Lin, Lu Zi-Li, Tang Qing, Yun Xiang, Lian Shu-Jun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of the promoter of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility and clinical features of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-related chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcer in children. METHODS: One hundred children with chronic gastritis, 32 children with duodenal ulcer and 102 healthy children were enrolled.The promoter of MMP-9-1562C/T gene...
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