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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2006; 12(48): 7815-7820
Published online Dec 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i48.7815
H pylori infection and systemic antibodies to CagA and heat shock protein 60 in patients with coronary heart disease
Cristina Lenzi, Alberto Palazzuoli, Nicola Giordano, Giuliano Alegente, Catia Gonnelli, Maria Stella Campagna, Annalisa Santucci, Michele Sozzi, Panagiotis Papakostas, Fabio Rollo, Ranuccio Nuti, Natale Figura
Cristina Lenzi, Alberto Palazzuoli, Nicola Giordano, Catia Gonnelli, Maria Stella Campagna, Panagiotis Papakostas, Fabio Rollo, Ranuccio Nuti, Natale Figura, Department of Internal Medicine Endocrine-Metabolic Sciences and Biochemistry, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Giuliano Alegente, Unit of Microbiology, General Hospital, Siena, Italy
Annalisa Santucci, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Michele Sozzi, Unit of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, General Hospital, Trieste, Italy
Supported by a grant from the University of Siena, PAR 2004 “H pylori infection, hosts’ aplotypes of inflammatory cytokines and the risk of ischemic heart disease”
Correspondence to: Natale Figura, Department of Internal Medicine Endocrine-Metabolic Sciences and Biochemistry, University of Siena, Siena, Policlinico S Maria alle Scotte, v.le Bracci, I-53100 Siena, Italy. figura@unisi.it
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Received: October 5, 2006
Revised: October 28, 2006
Accepted: November 30, 2006
Published online: December 28, 2006
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