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Impact of PSCA variation on gastric ulcer susceptibility.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tanikawa Chizu, Matsuo Keitaro, Kubo Michiaki, Takahashi Atsushi, Ito Hidemi, Tanaka Hideo, Yatabe Yasushi, Yamao Kenji, Kamatani Naoyuki, Tajima Kazuo, Nakamura Yusuke, Matsuda Koichi
Abstract excerpt
Peptic ulcer is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders with complex etiology. Recently we conducted the genome wide association study for duodenal ulcer and identified disease susceptibility variations at two genetic loci corresponding to the Prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) gene and the ABO blood group (ABO) gene. Here we investigated the association of these variations with gastric ulcer in two...
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