| il23r +2199a/c polymorphism is associated with decreased risk of certain subtypes of gastric cancer in chinese: a case-control study. | today, the causal relationship between inflammation and gastric cancer is more widely accepted. genetic variations in inflammation-related genes especially cytokines and their receptors, were thought to partly determine the outcome of helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection and progression of gastric lesions. interleukin 23 receptor (il23r), as a key cytokine receptor gene in the important inflammatory il-17/il-23 axis, may contribute to gastric cancer predisposition. up till now, the associat ... | 2010 | 20863779 |