## Abstract A positive family history is an increased risk factor for gastric cancer within family members, and one of the possible causes of this is the intrafamilial clustering of __Helicobacter pylori__ infection. Our study examined the prevalence of __H. pylori__ infection, serum antibodies to
Helicobacter pylori infection among offspring of patients with stomach cancer
✍ Scribed by Hermann Brenner*; Günter Bode‡; Heiner Boeing§
- Book ID
- 119424156
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 60 KB
- Volume
- 118
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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