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Potential Association of IL1B Polymorphism With Iron Deficiency Risk in Childhood Helicobacter pylori Infection.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Feb 2018
Chen Szu-Ta, Ni Yen-Hsuan, Liu Shing-Hwa
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OBJECTIVE: Helicobacter pylori infection occurs predominantly in childhood. Host immune response gene polymorphism is reported to affect the susceptibility to H pylori infection and the outcome of H pylori-related gastric cancer. Not all H pylori-infected patients, however, exhibit iron deficiency (ID). The relationship between host genetic polymorphisms and ID mediated by H pylori infection is not well...
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