Article
Association between common genetic variant of HRH2 and gastric cancer risk.
International journal of oncology - 1 Aug 2012
Arisawa Tomiyasu, Tahara Tomomitsu, Ozaki Kazuaki, Matsue Yasuhiro, Minato Takahiro, Yamada Hideto, Nomura Tomoe, Hayashi Ranji, Matsunaga Kazuhiro, Fukumura Atsushi, Nakamura Masakatsu, Toshikuni Nobuyuki, Shiroeda Hisakazu, Shibata Tomoyuki
Abstract excerpt
Histamine plays important physiological roles in the upper gastrointestinal tract and acts via the H2 receptor. The -1018 G>A (rs2067474) in an enhancer element of the promoter and non-synonymous rs79385261 (Asn46Thr) were identified in HRH2. We attempted to clarify the associations of these polymorphisms with gastric carcinogenesis. The study was performed in 321...
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