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Original Article

High Prevalence of the CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori Strains in Japanese Asymptomatic Patients and Gastric Cancer Patients

T. Shimoyama First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Second Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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S. Fukuda First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Second Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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M. Tanaka First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Second Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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T. Mikami First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Second Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Y. Saito First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Second Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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A. Munakata First Dept. of Internal Medicine, Second Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
Pages 465-468 | Received 20 Aug 1996, Accepted 20 Jan 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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