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Polymorphisms in the intermediate region of VacA impact Helicobacter pylori-induced disease development.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Jones Kathleen R, Jang Sungil, Chang Jennifer Y, Kim Jinmoon, Chung In-Sik, Olsen Cara H, Merrell D Scott, Cha Jeong-Heon
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori is the etiological agent of diseases such as gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and two types of gastric cancers. While some insight has been gained into the etiology of these diverse manifestations, by and large, the reason that some individuals develop more severe disease remains elusive. Recent studies have focused on the roles of H. pylori toxins CagA and VacA on the disease process...
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