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K-ras mutation targeted to gastric tissue progenitor cells results in chronic inflammation, an altered microenvironment, and progression to intraepithelial neoplasia.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 2010
Okumura Tomoyuki, Ericksen Russell E, Takaishi Shigeo, Wang Sophie S W, Dubeykovskiy Zinaida, Shibata Wataru, Betz Kelly S, Muthupalani Sureshkuma, Rogers Arlin B, Fox James G, Rustgi Anil K, Wang Timothy C
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infectious diseases, such as Helicobacter pylori infection, can promote cancer in a large part through induction of chronic inflammation. Oncogenic K-ras mutation in epithelial cells activates inflammatory pathways, which could compensate for a lack of infectious stimulus. Gastric histopa...
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