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Investigating associations between HLA DQA1 ~ DQB1 haplotypes, H. pylori infection, metaplasia, and anti-CagA IgA seropositivity in a Turkish gastritis cohort.
Immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2024
Colakogullari Mukaddes, Karatas Lokman, Tatar Zeynep
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori was reported as an important cause of gastritis, and gastric ulcers and CagA oncoprotein-producing H. pylori subgroups were blamed to increase the severity of gastritis. Disparities were reported in that the presence of serum anti-CagA IgA was not parallel with CagA-positive H. pylori cohabitation. We hypothesized that the HLA-DQA1 ~ DQB1 haplotypes in human populations include protective...
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