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Association between IL-1β polymorphisms and gastritis risk: A meta-analysis.
Medicine - 1 Feb 2017
Sun Xiaoming, Cai Hongxing, Li Zhouru, Li Shanshan, Yin Wenjiang, Dong Guokai, Kuai Jinxia, He Yihui, Jia Jing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection of the human stomach regularly leads to chronic gastric inflammation. The cytokine gene interleukin (IL)-1β has been implicated in influencing the pathology of inflammation induced by H. pylori infection. Currently, several studies have been carried out to investigate the association of IL-1β-511 (rs16944) and IL-1β-31 (rs1143627) polymorphisms with gastritis...
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