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Helicobacter pyloriand Gastric Cancer: What Are the Benefits of Screening Only for the CagA Phenotype ofH. pylori?
1 Jun 1999
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BACKGROUND: Strains of Helicobacter pylori that express the CagA protein are associated with a threefold increased gastric cancer risk as compared to H. pylori strains that do not express CagA. Screening and treatment only for CagA antibodies should target those individuals at highest gastric cancer risk while reducing the number of patients requiring antibiotics. We compared the costs and benefits of screening...
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