Erythrocyte Lewis (A+B-) host phenotype is a factor with familial clustering for increased risk of Helicobacter pylori-related non-cardiac gastric cancer

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1054-1058

  Sheu, Ming Jen ^a,b   Yang, Hsiao Bai ^a,c   Sheu, Bor Shyang ^a,d   Cheng, Hsiu Chi ^a   Lin, Ching Yih ^b   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gastric cancer; Gastric cancer family; Helicobacter pylori; RBC Lewis phenotype

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DUODENUM CANCER; ENDOSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 33744736340     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.04050.x     Document Type: Article

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