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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2012; 18(10): 1093-1097
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1093
Published online Mar 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i10.1093
Autoimmune thyroid diseases and Helicobacter pylori: The correlation is present only in Graves's disease
Vincenzo Bassi, Gennaro Marino, Crescenzo Santinelli, UOC di Medicina Interna, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, ASL Na-1 Centro, Naples 80144, Italy
Alba Iengo, Olimpia Fattoruso, UOC di Patologia Generale, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, ASL Na-1 Centro, Naples 80144, Italy
Author contributions: Bassi V designed and performed the research, analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Santinelli C performed the research; Marino G performed the statistical analysis; Iengo A and Fattoruso O performed the analysis of hormones, Cag-A Abs and Helicobacter pylori .
Correspondence to: Vincenzo Bassi, MD, PhD, UOC di Medicina Interna, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, S. Giovanni Bosco, ASL Na-1 Centro, Via F.M. Briganti 255, Naples 80144, Italy. dr_bassi@inwind.it
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Received: May 27, 2011
Revised: November 17, 2011
Accepted: December 31, 2011
Published online: March 14, 2012
Revised: November 17, 2011
Accepted: December 31, 2011
Published online: March 14, 2012
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