Helicobacter pylori infection: genetic and environmental influences. A study of twins.

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-120-12-199406150-00002

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Helicobacter pylori infection: genetic and environmental influences. A study of twins.

Annals of internal medicine - 15 Jun 1994

Malaty H M, Engstrand L, Pedersen N L, Graham D Y

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the importance of genetic effects for acquiring Helicobacter pylori infection. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study on monozygotic and dizygotic twins, reared apart and reared together. SETTING: Twins from a subregistry of the Swedish Twin Registry, which includes entries for a...

Topics

Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Child Rearing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diseases in Twins
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Helicobacter Infections
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Middle Aged
Social Environment
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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