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Inflammation, immunity and vaccines for Helicobacter pylori.
Helicobacter - 1 Jan 2004
Del Giudice Giuseppe, Michetti Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastritis in the human stomach, yet only a minority of infected individuals develop peptic ulcer disease, atrophic gastritis, or gastric malignancies. The severity, progression, and consequences of H. pylori infection have been shown to depend on the host genetic background, and in particular on gene polymorphisms affecting the host immune response. Numerous studies published...
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