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Prostate stem cell antigen gene TT genotype and development of intestinal metaplasia in Helicobacter pylori infection.
Journal of digestive diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Uotani Takahiro, Sugimoto Mitsushige, Ichikawa Hitomi, Tanaka Shingo, Nagashima Hiroyuki, Uchida Tomohisa, Graham David Y, Yamaoka Yoshio
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OBJECTIVES: Gastric cancer is etiologically related to interactions between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, environmental and host factors. Gastric carcinoma is associated with a cascade of increasing atrophic gastric mucosal damage. Prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA) polymorphisms have been associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. We aimed to examine the interaction between PSCA...
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