[Helicobacter pylori infection: from gastric to systemic disease].
H. pylori infection, through a chronic stimulation of the immune system and the occurrence of molecular mimicry mechanisms, is responsible for the majority of the gastroduodenal diseases and also for some extragastric disorders, including sideropenic anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; other diseases are under investigation.
Gasbarrini
Giovanni
G
Istituto di Medicina Interna, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
Racco
Simona
S
Franceschi
Francesco
F
Miele
Luca
L
Cammarota
Giovanni
G
Grieco
Antonio
A
Gasbarrini
Antonio
A
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