By Professor Emad El-Omar

Journal articles

Thomson JM; Hold G; Berry SH; El-Sakka NE; Mowat NA; Shen Z; Taylor NS; Fox JG; El-Omar E, 2008, 'Variable detection of entero-hepatic Helicobacter species in colonic mucosal pinch biopsies by different molecular techniques', GASTROENTEROLOGY, 134, pp. A655 - A655, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000255101504599&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lochhead P; El-Omar EM, 2008, 'Gastric cancer', British Medical Bulletin, 85, pp. 87 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldn007

Hold GL; El-Omar EM, 2008, 'Genetic aspects of inflammation and cancer', Biochemical Journal, 410, pp. 225 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20071341

Amieva MR; El-Omar EM, 2008, 'Host-Bacterial Interactions in Helicobacter pylori Infection', Gastroenterology, 134, pp. 306 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2007.11.009

Rugge M; Correa P; Di Mario F; El-Omar E; Fiocca R; Geboes K; Genta RM; Graham DY; Hattori T; Malfertheiner P; Nakajima S; Sipponen P; Sung J; Weinstein W; Vieth M, 2008, 'OLGA staging for gastritis: A tutorial', Digestive and Liver Disease, 40, pp. 650 - 658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2008.02.030

El-Omar EM; Ng MT; Hold GL, 2008, 'Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptor genes and risk of cancer', Oncogene, 27, pp. 244 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1210912

McLean MH; Drew JE; Mayer CD; Farquharson A; Barrera LN; Fyfe N; Murray GI; Hold G; Mowat NA; El-Omar E, 2008, 'S1996 Role of Chronic Inflammation in Sporadic Colorectal Neoplasia', Gastroenterology, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(08)61366-9

Ng MT; Crockett JC; Van't Hof R; Berry SH; El-Omar E; Hold G, 2008, 'T1807 A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the TLR9 Promoter (TLR9 −1237T/C) Increases the Affinity of NF-κB Protein Binding and Enhances Transcriptional Activity Upon H. pylori Infection', Gastroenterology, 134, pp. A - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(08)62648-7

Thomson JM; Hold G; Berry SH; El-Sakka NE; Mowat NA; Shen Z; Taylor NS; Fox JG; El-Omar E, 2008, 'W1208 Variable Detection of Entero-Hepatic Helicobacter Species in Colonic Mucosal Pinch Biopsies By Different Molecular Techniques', Gastroenterology, 134, pp. A - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(08)63058-9

El-Omar EM, 2007, 'The clinician's guide to acid/peptic disorders and motility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract', Gut, 56, pp. 1487 - 1487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2007.121418

McNamara D; El-Omar EM, 2007, 'How accurate are fecal tests for determination of cure after Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy?: Commentary', Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4, pp. 248 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0790

Malfertheiner P; Megraud F; O'Morain CO; Bazzoli F; El-Omar E; Graham D; Hunt R; Rokkas T; Vakil N; Kuipers EJ, 2007, 'Current concepts in the management of helicobacter pylori infection - The maastricht III consensus report', Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology, 12, pp. 159

Lochhead P; El-Omar EM, 2007, 'Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology, 21, pp. 281 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2007.02.002

Ando T; Goto Y; Ishiguro K; Maeda O; Watanabe O; Ohmiya N; Niwa Y; Hamajima N; El-Omar E; Goto H, 2007, 'The interaction of host genetic factors and Helicobacter pylori infection', Inflammopharmacology, 15, pp. 10 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10787-006-1556-y

Hold GL; Rabkin CS; Chow WH; Smith MG; Gammon MD; Risch HA; Vaughan TL; McColl KEL; Lissowska J; Zatonski W; Schoenberg JB; Blot WJ; Mowat NAG; Fraumeni JF; El-Omar EM, 2007, 'A Functional Polymorphism of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Gene Increases Risk of Gastric Carcinoma and Its Precursors', Gastroenterology, 132, pp. 905 - 912, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2006.12.026

Malfertheiner P; Mégraud F; O’Morain C; Bazzoli F; El-Omar E; Graham DY; Hunt R; Rokkas T; Vakil N; Kuipers EJ; Andersen L; Atherton J; Asaka M; Bytzer P; Chan F; Coelho LGV; De Wit N; Delchier JC; Di Mario F; Fock KM; Forman D; Fujioka T; Gasbarrini G; Genta R; Goh KL; Hirschl A; Hungin P; Isakov VA; Jones R; Kist M; Koletzko S; Kupcinskas L; Ladas S; Lanas A; Machado J; McColl KEL; Michetti P; Moayyedi P; Pilotto A; Quina M; Sharma P; Simsek Y; Sipponen P; Sollano J; Stockbrügger R; Sugano K; Vaira D; Vieth M; Xiao S, 2007, 'Current concepts in the management of helicobacter pylori infection: The maastricht III consensus report', Gut, 56, pp. 772 - 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2006.101634

Hale JL; Argent RH; El-Omar EM; Atherton JC, 2007, 'Helicobacter pylori microevolution changing CagA tyrosine phosphorylation motif-C number affects the level of IL-8 release from gastric epithelial cells', ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 54, pp. 90 - 91, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000250519200306&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hou L; El-Omar EM; Chen J; Grillo P; Rabkin CS; Baccarelli A; Yeager M; Chanock SJ; Zatonski W; Sobin LH; Lissowska J; Fraumeni JF; Chow WH, 2007, 'Polymorphisms in Th1-type cell-mediated response genes and risk of gastric cancer', Carcinogenesis, 28, pp. 118 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgl130

Hou L; El-Omar EM; Chen J; Grillo P; Rabkin CS; Baccarelli A; Yeager M; Chanock SJ; Zatonski W; Sobin LH; Lissowska J; Fraumeni JF; Chow WH, 2007, 'Polymorphisms in Th1-type cell-mediated response genes and risk of gastric cancer', CARCINOGENESIS, 28, pp. 118 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgl130

, 2007, '8th Advanced Medicine Symposium : Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman5th - 8th March 2007', Sultan Qaboos University medical journal, 7, pp. 179 - 184

Derakhshan MH; El-Omar E; Oien K; Gillen D; Fyfe V; Crabtree JE; McColl KEL, 2006, 'Gastric histology, serological markers and age as predictors of gastric acid secretion in patients infected with Helicobacter pylori', Journal of Clinical Pathology, 59, pp. 1293 - 1299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jcp.2005.036111

Baccarelli A; Hou L; Chen J; Lissowska J; El-Omar EM; Grillo P; Giacomini SM; Yaeger M; Bernig T; Zatonski W; Fraumeni JF; Chanock SJ; Chow WH, 2006, 'Mannose-binding lectin-2 genetic variation and stomach cancer risk', International Journal of Cancer, 119, pp. 1970 - 1975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.22075

Tseng FC; Brown EE; Maiese EM; Yeager M; Welch R; Gold BD; Owens M; Cranston B; Hanchard B; El-Omar E; Hisada M, 2006, 'Polymorphisms in cytokine genes and risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among Jamaican children', Helicobacter, 11, pp. 425 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.2006.00433.x

El-Omar EM, 2006, 'Role of host genes in sporadic gastric cancer', Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology, 20, pp. 675 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2006.04.006

Smith MG; Hold GL; Tahara E; El-Omar EM, 2006, 'Cellular and molecular aspects of gastric cancer', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 12, pp. 2979 - 2990, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.2979

McLeman L; McKinlay AW; El-Omar EM, 2006, 'GP management of dyspepsia', Practitioner, 250, pp. 134 - 146

El-Omar EM, 2006, 'What is the optimal therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori? Commentary', Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3, pp. 126 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0422

Ando T; El-Omar EM; Goto Y; Nobata K; Watanabe O; Maeda O; Ishiguro K; Minami M; Hamajima N; Goto H, 2006, 'Interleukin 1B proinflammatory genotypes protect against gastro-oesophageal reflux disease through induction of corpus atrophy', Gut, 55, pp. 158 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2005.072942

El-Omar EM, 2006, 'Mechanisms of increased acid secretion after eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection', Gut, 55, pp. 144 - 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.2005.071779

Goto Y; Ando T; Yamamoto K; Tamakoshi A; El-Omar E; Goto H; Hamajima N, 2006, 'Association between serum pepsinogens and polymorphism of PTPN11 encoding SHP-2 among Helicobacter pylori seropositive Japanese', International Journal of Cancer, 118, pp. 203 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.21338

Ando T; Minami M; Mizuno T; Watanabe O; Ishiguro K; Ina K; Kusugami K; Nobata K; Nishiwaki T; Tsuzuki T; Shimada M; El-Omar E; Goto H, 2005, 'Long-term follow-up after eradication of Helicobacter pylori with omeprazole, clarithromycin, and tinidazole (OCT regimen) in a Japanese population', Helicobacter, 10, pp. 379 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-5378.2005.00344.x

Macarthur M; Sharp L; Hold GL; Little J; El-Omar EM, 2005, 'The role of cytokine gene polymorphisms in colorectal cancer and their interaction with aspirin use in the Northeast of Scotland', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 14, pp. 1613 - 1618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0878

Garza-González E; Bosques-Padilla FJ; El-Omar E; Hold G; Tijerina-Menchaca R; Maldonado-Garza HJ; Pérez-Pérez GI, 2005, 'Role of the polymorphic IL-1B, IL-1RN and TNF-A genes in distal gastric cancer in Mexico', International Journal of Cancer, 114, pp. 237 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.20718

Hope ME; Hold GL; Kain R; El-Omar EM, 2005, 'Sporadic colorectal cancer - Role of the commensal microbiota', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 244, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.femsle.2005.01.029

HOU L; ELOMAR E; GRILLO P; RABKIN C; BACCARELLI A; YEAGER M; CHANOCK S; ZATONSKI W; CHEN J; LISSOWSKA J, 2005, 'Polymorphisms in genes involved in Th1-type cell-mediated response and the risk of gastric cancer', Annals of Epidemiology, 15, pp. 660 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.07.039

Ando T; Tsuzuki T; Mizuno T; Minami M; Ina K; Kusugami K; Takamatsu J; Adachi K; El-Omar E; Ohta M; Goto H, 2004, 'Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastritis and the effect of H. pylori eradication in patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura', Helicobacter, 9, pp. 443 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-4389.2004.00261.x

De Sanjose S; Dickie A; Alvaro T; Romagosa V; Garcia Villanueva M; Domingo-Domenech E; Fernandez De Sevilla A; El-Omar E, 2004, 'Helicobacter pylori and malignant lymphoma in Spain', Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 13, pp. 944 - 948

El-Omar EM, 2004, 'The role of interleukin-1 beta in Helicobacter pylori-associated disease', Netherlands Journal of Medicine, 62, pp. 47 - 52

Zambon CF; Basso D; Navaglia F; Falda A; Belluco C; Fogar P; Greco E; Gallo N; Farinati F; Cardin R; Rugge M; Di Mario F; Plebani M; El-Omar EM; Rabkin CS; Chow WH, 2004, 'Increased Risk of Noncardia Gastric Cancer Associated with Proinflammatory Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms [11] (multiple letters)', Gastroenterology, 126, pp. 382 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2003.08.042

Macarthur M; Hold GL; El-Omar EM, 2004, 'Inflammation and Cancer II. Role of chronic inflammation and cytokine gene polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal malignancy', American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00475.2003

Furuta T; Shirai N; Xiao F; El-Omar EM; Rabkin CS; Sugimura H; Ishizaki T; Ohashi K, 2004, 'Polymorphism of interleukin-1β affects the eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori by triple therapy', Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2, pp. 22 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1542-3565(03)00288-X

El-Omar EM; Rabkin CS; Chow W-H, 2004, 'Reply', Gastroenterology, 126, pp. 383 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2003.11.033

El-Omar EM; Rabkin CS; Gammon MD; Vaughan TL; Risch HA; Schoenberg JB; Stanford JL; Mayne ST; Goedert J; Blot WJ; Fraumeni JF; Wong-Ho C, 2003, 'Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms', Gastroenterology, 124, pp. 1193 - 1201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5085(03)00157-4

Garza-González E; Hold G; Pérez-Pérez GI; Bosques-Padilla FJ; Tijerina-Menchaca R; Maldonado-Garza HJ; el-Omar E, 2003, 'Role of polymorphism of certain cytokines in gastric cancer in Mexico. Preliminary results', Revista de gastroenterología de México, 68, pp. 107 - 112

Troost E; Hold GL; Smith MG; Chow WH; Rabkin CS; McColl KEL; El-Omar EM, 2003, 'The role of interleukin-1beta and other potential genetic markers as indicators of gastric cancer risk.', Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 17 Suppl B, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/397060

McColl KEL; El-Omar E; Pharoah P; Caldas C; Huntsman D, 2002, 'E-cadherin germline mutations and risk of gastric cancer [1] (multiple letters)', Gastroenterology, 123, pp. 1406 - 1407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/gast.2002.36382

Hisada M; Gold B; Kim N; Owens M; Cranston B; El-Omar E; Hanchard B, 2002, 'Risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection in the Jamaica mother-infant cohort study', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 155, pp. s105 - s105, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000175955500411&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Takata T; El-Omar E; Camorlinga M; Thompson SA; Minohara Y; Ernst PB; Blaser MJ, 2002, 'Helicobacter priori does not require Lewis X or Lewis Y expression to colonize C3H/HeJ mice', Infection and Immunity, 70, pp. 3073 - 3079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.70.6.3073-3079.2002

Furuta T; Elomar EM; Xiao F; Shirai N; Takashima M; Sugimurra H, 2002, 'Interleukin 1β polymorphisms increase risk of hypochlorhydria and atrophic gastritis and reduce risk of duodenal ulcer recurrence in Japan', Gastroenterology, 123, pp. 92 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/gast.2002.34156

El-Omar EM; Malfertheiner P, 2001, 'Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer', Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 17

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