Helicobacter pylori Infection and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Young Patients: The Disadvantage of Carrying the Human Leukocyte Antigen-DRB1*0301 Allele

Context and Objective: Pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is multifactorial. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection has been proposed to be involved in nongastrointestinal conditions and reported more frequently in ATD…

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Role of autoimmune gastritis, Helicobacter pylori and celiac disease in refractory or unexplained iron deficiency anemia

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Conventional endoscopic and radiographic methods fail to identify a probable source of gastrointestinal blood loss in about one third of males and post-menopausal females and in most…

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The Effect of Eradicating Helicobacter Pylori on the Development of Gastric Cancer in Patients with Peptic Ulcer Disease

OBJECTIVES: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is a risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. However, it is not known whether eradication therapy can prevent the development of gastric cancer…

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Helicobacter pylori-induced peptic ulcer disease is associated with inadequate regulatory T-cell responses

Background & AIMS: Helicobacter pylori infection is the major cause of peptic ulceration and gastric adenocarcinoma. To address the hypothesis that the human acquired immune response to H. pylori influences…

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