Lack of association among TNF-α gene expression, -308 polymorphism (G > A) and virulence markers of Helicobacter pylori

Abstract Background Tumor necrosis factor plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of gastric diseases such as gastric cancer, and an abnormal inflammatory response has frequently been observed in dyspeptic patients. Helicobacter pylori infection can induce a gastric mucosal inflammatory response...

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Main Authors: Luanna Munhoz Zabaglia, Mariane Avante Ferraz, Weendelly Nayara Pereira, Wilson Aparecido Orcini, Roger Willian de Labio, Agostinho Caleman Neto, Fernanda Wisnieski, Juliana Garcia de Oliveira, Marilia de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Spencer Luiz Marques Payão, Lucas Trevizani Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100355&lng=en&tlng=en