Determination of strains of Helicobacter pylori and of polymorphism in the interleukin-8 gene in patients with stomach cancer

Determination of strains of Helicobacter pylori and of polymorphism in the interleukin-8 gene in patients with stomach cancer

CONTEXT: Gastric neoplasia is the second most common cause of death by cancer in the world and H. pylori is classified as a type I human carcinogen by the World Health Organization. However, despite the high prevalence of infection by H. pylori around the world, less than 3% of individuals carrying...

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Main Authors: Ruth Maria Dias Ferreira Vinagre, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira Corvelo, Vanda Catão Arnaud, Ana Claudia Klautau Leite, Katarine Antonia dos Santos Barile, Luisa Caricio Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
Neoplasias gástricas
Polimorfismo, genético
Interleucina-8
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