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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
Abstract excerpt
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 about 25,000 twin pairs who were born in Sweden. MEASUREMENTS: Helicobacter pylori status was assessed as the presence...
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