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The association ofHelicobacter pylori infection with peptic ulcers was published in 1984. Here, Kwong Ming Fock, David Y. Graham and Peter Malfertheiner provide their insights into the advances in H. pyloriresearch over the past 30 years and where research should be targeted in the future.