Naoyuki Yamaguchi, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hajime Isomoto, Tatsuo Inamine, Ryoya Tsukamoto, Daisuke Fukuda, Ken Ohnita, Tsutomu Kanda, Kayoko Matsushima, Tatsuro Hirayama, Kazuo Yashima, Kazuhiro Tsukamoto
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori secretes cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) into the gastric epithelium, causing gastric mucosal atrophy (GMA) and gastric cancer. In contrast, host cells degrade CagA via autophagy. However, the association between polymorphisms in autophagy-related genes and GMA must be fully elucidated. RESULTS: We evaluated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in autophagy-related genes (low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1, LRP1; capping actin protein of muscle Z-line alpha subunit 1, CAPAZ1; and lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1, LAMP1) and GMA in 200 H...
May 17, 2023: Genes and Environment: the Official Journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society