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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2005; 11(24): 3751-3755
Published online Jun 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i24.3751
Relation of CagA seropositivity to cagPAI phenotype and histological grade of gastritis in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection
Tadashi Shimoyama, Shinsaku Fukuda, Fumika Nakasato, Tetsuro Yoshimura, Tatsuya Mikami, Akihiro Munakata
Tadashi Shimoyama, Shinsaku Fukuda, Fumika Nakasato, Tetsuro Yoshimura, Tatsuya Mikami, Akihiro Munakata, First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Cont. No. 15790333), Japan
Correspondence to: Tadashi Shimoyama, First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan. tsimo-hki@umin.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-172-39-5053 Fax: +81-172-37-5946
Received: November 29, 2004
Revised: November 30, 2004
Accepted: December 8, 2004
Published online: June 28, 2005
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