Serum TNF-α and IL-8 as predictors of gastric mucosal cancerization in Helicobacter pylori-positive gastritis
By: Zhuoyu Peng, Xuelian Yang, Min Li, Di Wan and Juju Liu
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Language: English
Page range: 143 - 150
Submitted on: Jun 20, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 13, 2026
Published on: Apr 24, 2026
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
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