Article
Impact of PSCA Polymorphisms on the Risk of Duodenal Ulcer.
Journal of epidemiology - 5 Jan 2021
Usui Yoshiaki, Matsuo Keitaro, Oze Isao, Ugai Tomotaka, Koyanagi Yuriko, Maeda Yoshinobu, Ito Hidemi, Hishida Asahi, Takeuchi Kenji, Tamura Takashi, Tsukamoto Mineko, Kadomatsu Yuka, Hara Megumi, Nishida Yuichiro, Shimoshikiryo Ippei, Takezaki Toshiro, Ozaki Etsuko, Matsui Daisuke, Watanabe Isao, Suzuki Sadao, Watanabe Miki, Nakagawa-Senda Hiroko, Mikami Haruo, Nakamura Yohko, Arisawa Kokichi, Uemura Hirokazu, Kuriki Kiyonori, Takashima Naoyuki, Kadota Aya, Ikezaki Hiroaki, Murata Masayuki, Nakatochi Masahiro, Momozawa Yukihide, Kubo Michiaki, Wakai Kenji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While duodenal ulcer (DU) and gastric cancer (GC) are both H. pylori infection-related diseases, individuals with DU are known to have lower risk for GC. Many epidemiological studies have identified the PSCA rs2294008 T-allele as a risk factor of GC, while others have found an association between the rs2294008 C-allele and risk of DU and gastric ulcer (GU). Following these initial reports, however,...
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