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Gastric cell phenotypes and intestinal metaplasia in Polynesian and non-Polynesian residents of New Zealand.
Journal of environmental pathology, toxicology and oncology : official organ of the International Society for Environmental Toxicology and Cancer - 1 Jan 1994
Rubio C A, Jass J R, King A
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have indicated that the frequency of different cell phenotypes as well as of the mucosal extension of intestinal metaplasia (IM) in the gastric mucosa varies in different geographic regions (Scandinavia, Japan, Mexico, Hawaii, and mainland U.S.A.). These variations appear to be influenced by environmental factors but not by the race of the individuals. In the present work, 241 gastrectomy...
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