This detailed compilation of studies from different parts of Asia, draws attention to Asian patients' experiences of IBS.

(J7 Clin Pathol 1995;48:133-136)

Helicobacter pylori has been identified as a dominant factor in the pathogenesis of duodenal ulcer. The aim of this study was to examine peripheral blood and gastric lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production in patients with H pyloni colonisation. Sixty five dyspeptic patients attending for endoscopy were studied; 35 of these were H pyloni positive