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Polymorphism in the Helicobacter pylori CagA and VacA toxins and disease.
Gut microbes - 1 Jan 2000
Bridge Dacie R, Merrell D Scott
Abstract excerpt
Half of the world's population is infected with Helicobacter pylori and approximately 20% of infected individuals develop overt clinical disease such as ulcers and stomach cancer. Paradoxically, despite its classification as a class I carcinogen, H. pylori has been shown to be protective against development of asthma, allergy, and esophageal disease. Given these conflicting roles for H. pylori, researchers are...
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