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J-Western forms of Helicobacter pylori cagA constitute a distinct phylogenetic group with a widespread geographic distribution.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2012
Duncan Stacy S, Valk Pieter L, Shaffer Carrie L, Bordenstein Seth R, Cover Timothy L
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori strains expressing the bacterial oncoprotein CagA confers an increased risk of gastric cancer. While much is known about the ancestry and molecular evolution of Western, East Asian, and Amerindian cagA sequences, relatively little is understood about a fourth group, known as "J-Western," which has been detected mainly in strains from Okinawa, Japan. We show here that...
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