Open AccessInflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms increase the risk of atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia
Author(s) -
Zhongwu Li
Publication year - 2010
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.v16.i14.1788
Subject(s) - gastroenterology , intestinal metaplasia , genotype , odds ratio , helicobacter pylori , medicine , gastritis , atrophic gastritis , macrophage migration inhibitory factor , risk factor , allele , biology , cytokine , gene , genetics
To investigate the effects of interleukin-8 (IL-8), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) gene polymorphisms, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, on the risk of developing severe chronic atrophic gastritis (SCAG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM).