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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2012; 18(38): 5404-5411
Published online Oct 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i38.5404
Published online Oct 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i38.5404
Different risk factors influence peptic ulcer disease development in a Brazilian population
Rodrigo Buzinaro Suzuki, Rodrigo Faria Cola, Larissa Tranquilino Bardela Cola, Department of Genotyping, Hemocenter, Marilia Medical School, Marilia 17519-030, São Paulo, Brazil
Rodrigo Buzinaro Suzuki, André Eterovic, Márcia Aparecida Sperança, Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-170, São Paulo, Brazil
Camila Garcia Ferrari, Department of Molecular Biology, Marilia Medical School, Marilia 17519-030, São Paulo, Brazil
Fred Ellinger, Altino Luiz Therezo, Luis Carlos da Silva, Department of Pathology, Marilia Medical School, Marilia 17519-030, São Paulo, Brazil
Author contributions: Suzuki RB contributed to the collection and processing of biopsy samples, epidemiological and molecular comparative analyses; Cola RF and Cola LTB contributed with analytic tools and molecular analysis; Ferrari CG contributed with molecular analysis; Ellinger F, Therezo AL and Silva LC contributed equally to the histopathological analysis; Eterovic A contributed with statistical analysis; and Sperança MA designed the research, wrote the paper and contributed to all comparative analyses.
Supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP), Research Grant 06/01223-0; Fellowship CGF 2001/14509-5
Correspondence to: Márcia Aparecida Sperança, PhD, Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Santa Adélia, 166 Bloco A, Torre 3, 6º andar Sala 625, Bairro Bangu 09210-170, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. marcia.speranca@ufabc.edu.br
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Received: January 6, 2012
Revised: April 12, 2012
Accepted: April 20, 2012
Published online: October 14, 2012
Revised: April 12, 2012
Accepted: April 20, 2012
Published online: October 14, 2012
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