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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2005; 11(31): 4782-4787
Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4782
Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4782
High concentrations of human β-defensin 2 in gastric juice of patients with Helicobacter pylori infection
Hajime Isomoto, Hiroshi Mukae, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Yoshito Nishi, Ken Ohnita, Shigeru Kohno, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, Japan
Chun-Yang Wen, Department of Molecular Pathology, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto 12-4, Nagasaki, Japan
Akihiro Wada, Toshiya Hirayama, Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto 12-4, Nagasaki, Japan
Masamitsu Nakazato, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hajime Isomoto, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan. hajimei2002@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: September 19, 2004
Revised: January 1, 2005
Accepted: January 5, 2005
Published online: August 21, 2005
Revised: January 1, 2005
Accepted: January 5, 2005
Published online: August 21, 2005
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