title: Active Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with colorectal mucosa-adenomatous polyp--early and advanced adenocarcinoma sequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Second Medical Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Ippokration Hospital , Thessaloniki , Greece.
authors.forename: Jannis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kountouras
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapetanakis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zavos
authors.forename: Stergios A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Polyzos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouklakis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Venizelos
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nikolaidou
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tzilves
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paikos
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katsinelos
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Giouleme
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soufleris
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male