Helicobacter pylori infection might contribute to esophageal adenocarcinoma progress in subpopulations with gastroesophageal reflux disease and barrett's esophagus

Helicobacter

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 404-405

  Kountouras, Jannis ^a   Chatzopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Zavos, Christos ^a   Polyzos, Stergios A ^a   Giartza Taxidou, Evaggelia ^a   Vardaka, Elizabeth ^a   Molyvas, Epaminondas ^a   Kouklakis, George ^a   Tsiaousi, Elena ^a   Klonizakis, Philippos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; GASTRIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; JANUS KINASE 2; KI 67 ANTIGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN KINASE B; UVOMORULIN;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCINOGENESIS; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DUODENUM ULCER; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS;

EID: 84866305999     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2012.00963.x     Document Type: Letter

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