The association between conjunctival MALT lymphoma and Helicobacter pylori

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 534-536

  Lee, Sung Bok ^a,b   Yang, Jae Wook ^c   Kim, Chang Sik ^a,b  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL, MARGINAL ZONE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 41849096002     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.132316     Document Type: Article

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