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Increased prevalence of precancerous changes in relatives of gastric cancer patients: critical role of H. pylori.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
El-Omar E M, Oien K, Murray L S, El-Nujumi A, Wirz A, Gillen D, Williams C, Fullarton G, McColl K E
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Helicobacter pylori is believed to predispose to gastric cancer by inducing gastric atrophy and hypochlorhydria. First-degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer have an increased risk of developing gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of atrophy and hypochlorhydria and their association with H. pylori infection in first-degree relatives of patients with...
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