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Gastric cancer is associated with NOS2 -954G/C polymorphism and environmental factors in a Brazilian population.
BMC gastroenterology - 17 Jun 2010
Jorge Yvana C, Duarte Marcia C, Silva Ana E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer can progress from a chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa resulting from Helicobacter pylori infection that activates the inflammatory response of the host. Therefore, polymorphisms in genes involved in the inflammatory response, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2), have been implicated in gastric carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of...
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