The study was conducted in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). All patients written informed consent to take gastric antral biopsy specimens during diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The Ethics Committee of Qingdao Municipal Hospital issued ethical approvals (permit number 2022‐002).
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