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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Uwe Völker
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36382 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
JAMA 20130501 18
<h4>Importance</h4>Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer disease and can cause cancer. H. pylori prevalence is as high as 90% in some developing countries but 10% of a given population is never colonized, regardless of exposure. Genetic factors are hypothesized to confer H. pylori susceptibility.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify genetic loci associated with H. pylori seroprevalence in 2 independent population-based cohorts and to determine their putative pathophy ...[more]