Article
Variation in human genetic polymorphisms, their association with Helicobacter pylori acquisition and gastric cancer in a multi-ethnic country.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Dec 2011
Schmidt Heather-Marie A, Ha Dung Mai, Taylor Elizabeth F, Kovach Zsuzsanna, Goh Khean-Lee, Fock Kwong Ming, Barrett Jennifer H, Forman David, Mitchell Hazel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The contribution of human genetic polymorphisms to Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer (GC) development remains unclear due to geographic variation in the association between specific host genetic polymorphisms and GC. In the current study we investigated the association between polymorphisms related to immune and cancer-related pathways and H. pylori infection among the major...
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