About the Authors
- Juozas Kupcinskas
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* E-mail: j_kupcinskas@yahoo.com
Affiliations Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania, Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Thomas Wex
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Affiliations Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany, Medical Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Molecular Genetics, Magdeburg, Germany
- Alexander Link
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
- Marcis Leja
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Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, Digestive Diseases Center GASTRO, Riga, Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
- Indre Bruzaite
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Affiliation Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ruta Steponaitiene
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Affiliation Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Simonas Juzenas
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Affiliation Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ugne Gyvyte
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Affiliation Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Audrius Ivanauskas
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Affiliation Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Guntis Ancans
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Affiliations Digestive Diseases Center GASTRO, Riga, Latvia, Riga East University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
- Vitalija Petrenkiene
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Jurgita Skieceviciene
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Affiliation Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Limas Kupcinskas
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Affiliations Institute for Digestive Research, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania, Department of Gastroenterology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Peter Malfertheiner
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Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JK TW LK PM. Performed the experiments: IB RS SJ UG. Analyzed the data: JK JS AL LK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ML AI GA VP. Wrote the paper: JK JS AL.