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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2007; 13(12): 1885-1886
Published online Mar 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1885
Short mucin 1 alleles are associated with low virulent H pylori strains infection
Bárbara Peleteiro, Nuno Lunet, Filipe Santos-Silva, Leonor David, Céu Figueiredo, Henrique Barros
Bárbara Peleteiro, Nuno Lunet, Henrique Barros, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical Faculty, University of Porto, Portugal
Filipe Santos-Silva, Leonor David, Céu Figueiredo, Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Portugal
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Nuno Lunet, Serviço de Higiene e Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. nlunet@med.up.pt
Telephone: +35-12-25513652 Fax: +35-12-25513653
Received: December 28, 2006
Revised: December 30, 2006
Accepted: February 16, 2007
Published online: March 28, 2007
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