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Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with high prevalence of gastric ulcer independent of Helicobacter pylori infection status.
Pancreas - 1 May 2009
Chang Ming-Chu, Chang Yu-Ting, Wei Shu-Chen, Kuo Chun-Hung, Liang Po-Chin, Wong Jau-Min
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OBJECTIVES: The relationship between Helicobacter pylori status and host tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) promoter susceptibility in ulcers inautoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is unknown. We sought to study the frequency of peptic ulcer, the association of peptic ulcer with H. pylori and host TNF-alpha promoter haplotype in AIP and nonautoimmune chronic pancreatitis. METHODS: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)...
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