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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2010; 2(10): 369-379
Published online Oct 15, 2010. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v2.i10.369
Genetic predisposition to Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric precancerous conditions
Asahi Hishida, Keitaro Matsuo, Yasuyuki Goto, Nobuyuki Hamajima
Asahi Hishida, Yasuyuki Goto, Nobuyuki Hamajima, Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
Keitaro Matsuo, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan
Author contributions: Hishida A wrote the entire manuscript; Matsuo K and Goto Y critically checked the manuscript; and Hamajima N supervised the whole project.
Supported by A Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Correspondence to: Asahi Hishida, MD, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. a-hishi@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 29, 2010
Revised: September 20, 2010
Accepted: September 27, 2010
Published online: October 15, 2010
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