Open AccessAssociation of themyeloperoxidase-468G→A polymorphism with gastric inflammation and duodenal ulcer risk
Author(s) -
PingI Hsu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2796
Subject(s) - myeloperoxidase , helicobacter pylori , genotype , gastroenterology , odds ratio , allele , medicine , gastritis , immunology , biology , genetics , inflammation , gene
To elucidate the relations between the myeloperoxidase (-468)G-->A polymorphism and the development of duodenal ulcer (DU), and to investigate the impacts of this host genetic polymorphism on the histopathological features of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori)-related gastritis.