Open AccessHelicobacter pylori serologic status has no influence on the association between fucosyltransferase 2 polymorphism (FUT2 461 G→A) and vitamin B-12 in Europe and West Africa
Author(s) -
Abderrahim Oussalah,
Cyril Besseau,
Céline Chery,
Élise Jeannesson,
Rosa-Maria Guéant-Rodríguez,
Guido Anello,
Paolo Bosco,
Maurizio Elia,
Antonino Romano,
Jean-Pierre Bronowicki,
Philippe Gérard,
Justine Paoli,
Patrice Hodonou Avogbe,
Nicodème Chabi,
Ambaliou Sanni,
Emile Amouzou,
Laurent PeyrinBiroulet,
JeanLouis Guéant
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.016410
Subject(s) - fucosyltransferase , serology , helicobacter pylori , medicine , immunology , biology , antibody , genetics , gene
Genomewide association studies have shown a relation between plasma vitamin B-12 concentration and the 461G→A polymorphism of fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2), a gene associated with susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori infection.
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