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Association between serum pepsinogens and polymorphismof PTPN11 encoding SHP-2 among Helicobacter pylori seropositive Japanese.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2006
Goto Yasuyuki, Ando Takafumi, Yamamoto Kazuhito, Tamakoshi Akiko, El-Omar Emad, Goto Hidemi, Hamajima Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plays a crucial role in the development of gastric atrophy and cancer, and cagA-positive strains, which are universal in Japan, increase the risk of these outcomes substantially. The CagA protein is injected from attached H. pylori into gastric epithelial cells and undergoes Src-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of the eukaryotic phosphatase SHP-2. The CagA/SHP-2...
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