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Influence of prostate stem cell antigen gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori-associated diseases: a case-control study.
Helicobacter - 1 Apr 2015
Ichikawa Hitomi, Sugimoto Mitsushige, Uotani Takahiro, Sahara Shu, Yamade Mihoko, Iwaizumi Moriya, Yamada Takanori, Osawa Satoshi, Sugimoto Ken, Miyajima Hiroaki, Yamaoka Yoshio, Furuta Takahisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with duodenal ulcer have a reduced risk of developing gastric cancer compared to those without. Recently, the prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) rs2294008 C>T polymorphism was found to be associated with different pathogenesis of duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer developments. However, whether PSCA rs2294008 C>T polymorphism is associated with severity of gastric mucosal atrophy is unclear. We...
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