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Helicobacter pylori babA2 Positivity Predicts Risk of Gastric Cancer in Ardabil, a Very High-Risk Area in Iran.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2016
Abdi Esmat, Latifi-Navid Saeid, Yazdanbod Abbas, Zahri Saber
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ardabil, a Northwestern province of Iran, was found to have the highest rate of gastric cancer (GC) in the country (ASRs = 51.8/100,000 for males and 24.9/100,000 for females) and one of the highest gastric cardia cancer rates in the world. The aim of the present study was to assess the associations of the cagA and babA2 status of Helicobacter pylori with GC in the Ardabil population. MATERIALS AND...
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