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Helicobacter infection is required for inflammation and colon cancer in SMAD3-deficient mice.
Cancer research - 15 Jan 2006
Maggio-Price Lillian, Treuting Piper, Zeng Weiping, Tsang Mark, Bielefeldt-Ohmann Helle, Iritani Brian M
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Accumulating evidence suggests that intestinal microbial organisms may play an important role in triggering and sustaining inflammation in individuals afflicted with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Moreover, individuals with IBD are at increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, suggesting that chronic inflammation may initiate genetic or epigenetic changes associated with cancer development. We tested the...
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