Open AccessPolymorphism in the interleukin-17A promoter contributes to gastric cancer
Author(s) -
Alireza Rafiei,
Vahid Hosseini,
Ghasem Janbabai,
Aynaz Ghorbani,
Abolghasem Ajami,
Touraj Farzmandfar,
Maedeh Darzyani Azizi,
Jeremy J. Gilbreath,
D. Scott Merrell
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i34.5693
Subject(s) - genotype , helicobacter pylori , gastroenterology , allele , cancer , medicine , biology , promoter , population , polymerase chain reaction , immunology , genetics , gene , gene expression , environmental health
To evaluate the contribution of the G-197A polymorphism in the interleukin-17 (IL-17) promoter region to gastric cancer risk in an Iranian population.