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No associations of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) -196 to -174del polymorphism with the risk of Helicobacter pylori seropositivity, gastric atrophy, and gastric cancer in Japanese.
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association - 1 Nov 2010
Hishida Asahi, Matsuo Keitaro, Goto Yasuyuki, Naito Mariko, Wakai Kenji, Tajima Kazuo, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, the association between gastric cancer risk and a functional polymorphism of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), -196 to -174del, was reported for a Japanese population. This study aimed to confirm the associations of the polymorphism with the risk of gastric cancer, as well as Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and the risk of gastric atrophy in Japanese. METHODS: The study subjects were 583...
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