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Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with reduced risk for esophageal cancer is independent of environmental and genetic modifiers.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2010
Whiteman David C, Parmar Priya, Fahey Paul, Moore Suzanne P, Stark Mitchell, Zhao Zhen Zhen, Montgomery Grant W, Green Adèle C, Hayward Nicholas K, Webb Penelope M
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with reduced risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), but it is not clear whether this reduction is modified by genotype, other host characteristics, or environmental factors. Furthermore, little is known about the association be...
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