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Heightened susceptibility to chronic gastritis, hyperplasia and metaplasia in Kcnq1 mutant mice.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Nov 2004
Elso Colleen M, Lu Xiaochen, Culiat Cymbeline T, Rutledge Joe C, Cacheiro Nestor L A, Generoso Walderico M, Stubbs Lisa J
Abstract excerpt
Increased susceptibility to gastric cancer has been associated with a wide range of host genetic and environmental factors, including Helicobacter pylori infection. Helicobacter pylori infection is postulated to initiate a progression through atrophic gastritis, metaplasia and dysplasia to cancer, and has been associated with reduction of acid output and dysregulation of stomach mucins. Here, we present the...
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