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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>Infection, Chronic Inflammation, and Genomic Transformations in Gastric MALT Lymphoma
1 Jan 2013
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Nowadays, it is believed that the main role in the development of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma plays Helicobacter pylori infection. This world-wide distributed bacteria is in charge of most cases of not only upper gastrointestinal tract disorders but also some of extragastric problems. Constant stimulation of the immune system causes a B-lymphocytes proliferation, which is considered...
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