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Helicobacter pylori and gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinomas.
Nature reviews. Cancer - 1 Jan 2002
Peek Richard M, Blaser Martin J
Abstract excerpt
Although gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with the presence of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach, only a small fraction of colonized individuals develop this common malignancy. H. pylori strain and host genotypes probably influence the risk of carcinogenesis by differentially affecting host inflammatory responses and epithelial-cell physiology. Understanding the host-microbial interactions that lead to...
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