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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2005; 11(48): 7651-7656
Published online Dec 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i48.7651
Helicobacter pylori upregulates prion protein expression in gastric mucosa: A possible link to prion disease
Peter C Konturek, Karolina Bazela, Vitaliy Kukharskyy, Michael Bauer, Eckhart G Hahn, Detlef Schuppan
Peter C Konturek, Karolina Bazela, Vitaliy Kukharskyy, Michael Bauer, Eckhart G Hahn, Detlef Schuppan, Department of Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by Bavarian Ministry of Health, Germany
Correspondence to: Assistant Professor Dr Peter C Konturek, Department of Medicine I, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. peter.konturek@med1.imed.uni-erlangen.de
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Received: January 18, 2005
Revised: July 2, 2005
Accepted: July 8, 2005
Published online: December 28, 2005
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