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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Central-European uraemic patients and its possible association with presence of HLA-DR12 allele.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Sept 2008
Telkes Gábor, Rajczy Katalin, Varga Marina, Péter Antal, Tulassay Zsolt
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Renal disease at any stage is often accompanied by significant gastrointestinal symptoms, and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is closely related to these disorders. A debate is still ongoing on the clinical significance of coexisting uraemia and H. pylori. HLA-class II genes have been repeatedly investigated for predisposition to H. pylori infection. The aim of our work was to evaluate the infection...
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