Open AccessHelicobacter pyloriInfection and the Risk of Development of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Catherine de Martel,
Augusto E. Llosa,
Sara M. Farr,
Gary Friedman,
Joseph H. Vogelman∥,
Norman Orentreich∥,
Douglas A. Corley,
Julie Parsonnet
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/427659
Subject(s) - medicine , helicobacter pylori , odds ratio , caga , gastroenterology , adenocarcinoma , incidence (geometry) , body mass index , immunology , risk factor , cancer , biology , biochemistry , physics , virulence , optics , gene
An increase in the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has coincided with a decrease in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Whether these 2 phenomena are associated is unknown.
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