Relationship of IL-1 and TNF-α polymorphisms with Helicobacter pylori in gastric diseases in a Brazilian population

It is well known that the risk of development of gastric cancer (GC) in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients depends on several factors. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms for IL-1β, IL-1RN and TNF-α on the development of GC in a...

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Main Authors: J.C. Santos, M.S.P. Ladeira, J. Pedrazzoli Jr, M.L. Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2012-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000900004&lng=en&tlng=en