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Gastric mucosal inflammation and epithelial cell turnover are associated with gastric cancer in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jul 2000
Yoshimura T, Shimoyama T, Tanaka M, Sasaki Y, Fukuda S, Munakata A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Infection with a virulent Helicobacter pylori strain is associated with gastric mucosal damage and the increased risk of gastric cancer. AIMS: To examine the characteristics of host gastric mucosal responses in patients with gastric cancer, histological grade of gastritis, gastric epithelial apoptosis, and proliferation were studied. METHODS: Thirty two patients with early gastric cancer and 32 sex...
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