Polymorphisms of the IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 genes and the risk of gastric pathology in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori

Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric mucosal inflammation is mediated by proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Polymorphisms in genes that code cytokines influence cytokine secretion levels and appear to contribute to the risk of gastric diseases. In this sense, we performed this study to...

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Main Authors: Ivy Bastos Ramis, Júlia Silveira Vianna, Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Andrea von Groll, Odir Antônio Dellagostin, Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118215007215