MUC1 polymorphism confers increased risk for intestinal metaplasia in a Colombian population with chronic gastritis

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 380-384

  Silva, Filipe ^a   Carvalho, Filipa ^a,b   Peixoto, António ^a   Teixeira, Ana ^a   Almeida, Raquel ^a   Reis, Celso ^a   Bravo, Luis Eduardo ^c   Realpe, Luis ^d   Correa, Pelayo ^e   David, Leonor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^d Hospital Departamental   (Colombia)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastritis; Intestinal metaplasia; MUC1; Mucin; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 1;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER MORTALITY; CARCINOGENESIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE METAPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER;

CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLOMBIA; GASTRITIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; METAPLASIA;

EID: 0038412817     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200978     Document Type: Article

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