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 CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection is not associated with decreased risk of Barrett's Title: 
esophagus in a population with high H. pylori infection rate 
 2  4 January 2006 Version: Date: 
 Carmelo Scarpignato Reviewer: 
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Reviewer's report 
 CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection is not associated with decreased risk of Barrett's Title: 
esophagus in a population with high H. pylori infection rate 
 2  4 January 2006 Version: Date: 
 Carmelo Scarpignato Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
The paper is now acceptable for publication. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
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author can be trusted to correct) 
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Reviewer's report 
 CagA-positive Helicobacter pylori infection is not associated with decreased risk of Barrett's Title: 
esophagus in a population with high H. pylori infection rate 
 2  4 January 2006 Version: Date: 
 Carmelo Scarpignato Reviewer: 
Reviewer's report: 
General 
The paper is now acceptable for publication. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Compulsory Revisions (that the author must respond to before a decision on publication can 
be reached) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Minor Essential Revisions (such as missing labels on figures, or the wrong use of a term, which the 
author can be trusted to correct) 
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Discretionary Revisions (which the author can choose to ignore) 
 Accept without revision What next?: 
 An article of importance in its field Level of interest: 
 Acceptable Quality of written English: 
 No Statistical review: 
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