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Chronic Helicobacter pylori infections induce gastric mutations in mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2003
Touati Eliette, Michel Valérie, Thiberge Jean-Michel, Wuscher Nicole, Huerre Michel, Labigne Agnès
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Helicobacter pylori is an important etiologic factor in the development of gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of H. pylori infections in the induction of mutagenic events in gastric epithelial cells. The effect of a high-salt diet as a genotoxic risk factor was also investigated. METHODS: Big Blue transgenic male mice (C57Bl/6) were inoculated with H. pylori (strain...
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