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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1243-1246
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1243
Effects of the myeloperoxidase 463 gene polymorphisms on development of atrophy in H pylori infected or noninfected gastroduodenal disease
Ömer Yilmaz, Hakan Dursun, Nesrin Gürsan, İbrahim Pirim, Arif Yılmaz, Nihat Okcu
Ömer Yilmaz, Hakan Dursun, Arif Yılmaz, Nihat Okcu, Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Atatürk, Erzurum 25070, Turkey
Nesrin Gürsan, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Atatürk, Erzurum 25070, Turkey
İbrahim Pirim, Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Atatürk, Erzurum 25070, Turkey
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Ömer Yilmaz, MD, Atatürk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Gastroenterology, Erzurum 25070, Turkey. yilmazo@atauni.edu.tr
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Received: November 3, 2006
Revised: December 1, 2006
Accepted: December 18, 2006
Published online: February 28, 2007
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