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Human leukocyte antigen class II genes and Helicobacter pylori infection: does genotype overwhelm environmental exposure?
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) - 1 Sept 2003
Russo Antonio, Maconi Giovanni, Lombardo Claudia, Settesoldi Daniela, Ferrari Daniela, Ravagnani Fernando, Andreola Salvatore, Pizzetti Paolo, Spinelli Pasquale, Bertario Lucio
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OBJECTIVE: We investigated associations between human leukocyte antigen class II genes, environmental exposures, and Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS: Sixty-eight subjects with histologically confirmed H. pylori and intestinal metaplasia (cases) and 70 healthy subjects without H. pylori (controls) matched for age, sex, and year of birth were included in this study. All patients answered a detailed...
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