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Gastroenterology
Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori-seropositive subjects according to the stool antigen test findings: a prospective study
Hee-Won Moon, Sun-Young Lee, Mina Hur, Yeo-Min Yun
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):893-901. Published online October 24, 2017
Background/Aims: In countries with a higher risk of gastric atrophic gastritis, noninvasive tests are helpful for a more reliable diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of seropositive subjects according to their stool H. pylori a..
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Factors impacting patient cooperation during elective gastroscopy
Sang Pyo Lee, In-Kyung Sung, Jeong Hwan Kim, Sun-Young Lee, Hyung Seok Park, Chan Sup Shim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):819-826. Published online August 22, 2017
Background/Aims: Some people have difficulty tolerating upper endoscopy. The cause of and risk factors for this are not well known. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors involved in poor cooperation during screening upper endoscopy.
Methods: A total of 4,422 subjects who underwent a h..
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Endoscopic gastritis, serum pepsinogen assay, and Helicobacter pylori infection
Sun-Young Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(5):835-844. Published online September 1, 2016
Endoscopic findings of the background gastric mucosa are important in the Helicobacter pylori-seroprevalent population. It is strongly correlated not only with the risk of gastric cancer, but also with the excretion ability of gastric mucosa cells. In noninfected subjects, common endoscopic f..
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Serum Prohepcidin Levels in Helicobacter Pylori Infected Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia
Sun-Young Lee, Eun Young Song, Yeo Min Yun, So Young Yoon, Yo Han Cho, Sung-Yong Kim, Mark Hong Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(2):195-200. Published online June 1, 2010
Background/AimsHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection appears to subvert the human iron regulatory mechanism and thus upregulates hepcidin, resulting in unexplained iron-deficiency anemia (IDA). We evaluated serum prohepcidin levels before ..
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High Frequency of Microsatellite Instability in Intestinal-type Gastric Cancer in Korean Patients
Won Hyuk Choe, Sun-Young Lee, Jun Haeng Lee, Sang Goon Shim, Young-Ho Kim, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jong Chul Rhee, Chang-Seok Ki, Jong-Won Kim, Sang Yong Song, Jae J. Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):116-122. Published online June 30, 2005
BackgroundAlthough there have been some reports on microsatellite alterations in gastric cancer, findings are inconsistent regarding the associations between histological classification and microsatellite instability (MSI). In the present study, we attempted to determine wheth..
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