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Phylogeographic origin of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> is a determinant of gastric cancer risk
25 Feb 2011
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Helicobacter pylori colonises the stomach in half of all humans, and is the principal cause of gastric cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. While gastric cancer rates correlate with H pylori prevalence in some areas, there are regions where infection is nearly universal, but rates of gastric cancer are low. In the case of Colombia, there is a 25-fold increase in gastric...
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