## Abstract __Helicobacter pylori cag__A‐positive strains and host cytokine proinflammatory polymorphisms have been associated with gastric carcinoma. However, the individual role of each factor has not been evaluated yet. Our aim was to evaluate whether IL‐1 gene cluster and tumor necrosis factor‐
IL1B and IL1RN polymorphic genes and Helicobacter pylori cagA strains decrease the risk of reflux esophagitis
✍ Scribed by Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz; Juliana Becattini Guerra; Gifone Aguiar Rocha; Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha; Adriana Santos; Adriana Gonçalves de Oliveira; Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral; Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira; Celso Affonso de Oliveira
- Book ID
- 119757781
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 113 KB
- Volume
- 127
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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