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Accumulation of somatic mutations in TP53 in gastric epithelium with Helicobacter pylori infection.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2014
Shimizu Takahiro, Marusawa Hiroyuki, Matsumoto Yuko, Inuzuka Tadashi, Ikeda Atsuyuki, Fujii Yosuke, Minamiguchi Sachiko, Miyamoto Shin'ichi, Kou Tadayuki, Sakai Yoshiharu, Crabtree Jean E, Chiba Tsutomu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Helicobacter pylori infection is a risk factor for gastric cancer. To explore the genetic basis of gastric cancer that develops in inflamed gastric mucosa, we investigated genetic aberrations that latently accumulate in nontumorous gastric epithelium with H pylori infection. METHODS: We performed whole-exome sequencing of gastric tumors, noncancerous tissues with gastritis, and peripheral...
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