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Biologic profiles meet clinical priorities: incorporating pseudopyloric, and spasmolytic-expressing metaplasia in the assessment of gastric atrophy

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank prof. Robert M. Genta from Baylor College of Medicine-Houston TX, USA, and Prof. Takanori Hattori from Shiga University of Medical Science-Japan. I am grateful to both of them for sharing with me their valuable experience on this attractive topic.

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This work has been partly supported by a grant from the Italian Health Ministry’s Research program (ID: NET-2016-02363853).

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  1. Department of Medicine (DIMED), Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology Unit, University of Padova, Via A. Gabelli, 61, 35121, Padova, Italy

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  2. Veneto Tumor Registry (RTV), Veneto Regional Authority, Padova, Italy

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Rugge, M. Biologic profiles meet clinical priorities: incorporating pseudopyloric, and spasmolytic-expressing metaplasia in the assessment of gastric atrophy. Virchows Arch 477, 487–488 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02814-8

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