Article
[Effects of pepsinogen C gene polymorphisms on serum pepsinogen I and serum pepsinogen II levels].
Nihon eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese journal of hygiene - 1 Feb 1995
Yamagata Z, Iijima S, Asaka A, Kobayashi K
Abstract excerpt
Recently pepsinogens have been considered to be effective markers of terminal differentiation of stomach mucosa, and also good markers of preneoplastic and neoplastic changes of the stomach mucosa. Not a few studies concerning polymorphisms of pepsinogen A and C genes have been reported, however, as far as the authors are aware, no study was performed as to the relation between polymorphisms and serum pepsinogen...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- DNA
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pepsinogens
