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Determination of strains of Helicobacter pylori and of polymorphism in the interleukin-8 gene in patients with stomach cancer.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2000
Vinagre Ruth Maria Dias Ferreira, Corvelo Tereza Cristina de Oliveira, Arnaud Vanda Catão, Leite Ana Claudia Klautau, Barile Katarine Antonia Dos Santos, Martins Luisa Caricio
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CONTEXT: Gastric neoplasia is the second most common cause of death by cancer in the world and H. pylori is classified as a type I human carcinogen by the World Health Organization. However, despite the high prevalence of infection by H. pylori around the world, less than 3% of individuals carrying the bacteria develop gastric neoplasias. Such a fact indicates that evolution towards malignancy may be associated...
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