Helicobacter pylori Infection Synergizes with Three Inflammation-Related Genetic Variants in the GWASs to Increase Risk of Gastric Cancer in a Chinese Population

Miao Li, Liu Huang, Hong Qiu, Qiang Fu, Wen Li, Qianqian Yu, Li Sun, Lihong Zhang, Guangyuan Hu, Junbo Hu,

PLoS ONE · 2013 · 53 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

These findings indicate that the three SNPs (rs4072037, rs13361707 and rs2274223) identified in the GWASs may interact with H. pylori infection to increase the risk of GC.

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