Gastric fundic gland polyps in south-east Scotland: Absence of adenomatous polyposis coli gene mutations and a strikingly low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1161-1164

  Shand, Alan G ^a,c   Taylor, Andrew C ^a   Banerjee, Mala ^a   Lessels, Alastair ^a   Coia, John ^a   Clark, Caroline ^b   Haites, Naiva ^b   Ghosh, Subrata ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Familial adenomatous; Fundic gland polyps; Helicobacter pylori; Polyposis

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMATEMESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDUS; STOMACH GLAND; STOMACH POLYP; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036916907     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02863.x     Document Type: Article

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