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ABO, Lewis, secretor and non-secretor phenotypes in patients infected or uninfected by the Helicobacter pylori bacillus.
Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina - 7 Mar 2002
de Mattos Luiz Carlos, Rodrigues Cintra Juliana, Sanches Fábio Eduardo, Alves da Silva Rita de Cássia Martins, Ruiz Milton Artur, Moreira Haroldo Wilson
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CONTEXT: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated higher frequencies of the O blood group and the non-secretor phenotype of ABH antigens among patients suffering from peptic ulcers. Since Helicobacter pylori has been established as the main etiological factor in this disease, controversies about the associations of the ABO and Lewis blood group phenotypes and secretor and non-secretor phenotypes in relation to...
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