No associations of Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric atrophy with plasma total homocysteine in Japanese

<p>Recent studies have suggested that <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> (<i>H. pylori</i>) infection might be a risk factor for atherosclerosis. Since the bacterium has not been isolated from atherosclerotic lesions, a direct role in atherogenesis is not plausible. We examined...

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Main Author: Simon Itou, Yasuyuki Goto, Takaaki Kondo, Kazuko Nishio, Sayo Kawai, Yoshiko Ishida, Mariko Naito, Nobuyuki Hamajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2007-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v04p0098.htm