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Helicobacter pylori virulence factors--one part of a big picture.
Lancet (London, England) - 11 Oct 2003
Höcker Michael, Hohenberger Peter
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CONTEXT: At least half the world's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori, although only 10-20% of carriers develop gastric diseases, ranging from ulcer to MALT-lymphoma and adenocarcinoma (MALT is mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue). The clinical outcome of H pylori infection is determined by a complex interaction of environmental influences and host and microbial virulence factors. H pylori genotypes...
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