Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric histology in first-degree relatives of gastric cancer patients: a meta-analysis.

ObjectivesHelicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is believed to predispose to gastric cancer by inducing the precancerous changes, that is, atrophy and intestinal metaplasia (IM). First-degree relatives of patients with gastric cancer might be at an increased risk of developing gastric cancer. However, thi