The nonfunctional allele TCRBV6S1B is strongly associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Infect Immun
; 68(11): 6493-5, 2000 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
To determine genetic susceptibility factors for Helicobacter pylori infection, polymorphic T-cell receptor gene elements were investigated in 203 H. pylori-infected individuals and 180 uninfected individuals (controls). H. pylori infection is highly associated with individuals homozygous for the nonfunctional TCRBV6S1B element (odds ratio = 5.9; chi(2) = 13; P = 0.00032; P value corrected for multiple comparisons [Bonferroni correction] = 0. 00063).
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Helicobacter pylori
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Infecções por Helicobacter
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Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T alfa-beta
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Alelos
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2000
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