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Individual and joint contribution of family history andHelicobacter pylori infection to the risk of gastric carcinoma
15 Jan 2000
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection and a positive family history of gastric carcinoma have been identified as risk factors for the disease. It is unclear, however, to what degree their impact on the risk of gastric carcinoma is independent, because H. pylori also clusters within families. METHODS: The authors carried out a population-based, statewide case-control study in Saarland, Germany, to assess the...
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