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IL-1 polymorphisms in children with peptic symptoms in South China.
Helicobacter - 1 Jun 2011
Li Juan, Wang Fangjin, Zhou Qiang, Ou Zhiying, Jia Hongyun, Deng Xiaoyan, He Yunshao, Wu Xiaoman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polymorphisms of IL-1 gene cluster are reported to be associated with histological changes and IL-1β expression in the gastric mucosa in adults, especially in Helicobacter pylori-infected subjects. As H. pylori infecting adults and children own different virulence genotypes, the aim of this study was to investigate whether IL-1 polymorphisms are risk factors in young children in South China. MATERIALS...
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