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

Recent studies have suggested that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) 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 associations of plasma total homocysteine (tHc...

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Main Authors: Itou, Simon, Goto, Yasuyuki, Kondo, Takaaki, Nishio, Kazuko, Kawai, Sayo, Ishida, Yoshiko, Naito, Mariko, Hamajima, Nobuyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1838822/