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Fragmentation of CagA Reduces Hummingbird Phenotype Induction by Helicobactor pylori.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Chang Chih-Chi, Kuo Wein-Shung, Chen Ying-Chieh, Perng Chin-Lin, Lin Hwai-Jeng, Ou Yueh-Hsing
Abstract excerpt
Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been linked to various gastro-intestinal diseases; nevertheless it remains to be clarified why only a minority of infected individuals develop illness. Studies from the West have indicated that the cagA gene and the associated EPIYA genotype of H. pylori is closely linked to the development of severe gastritis and gastric carcinoma; however, as yet no consistent...
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