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A GWAS on Helicobacter pylori strains points to genetic variants associated with gastric cancer risk.
BMC biology - 2 Aug 2018
Berthenet Elvire, Yahara Koji, Thorell Kaisa, Pascoe Ben, Meric Guillaume, Mikhail Jane M, Engstrand Lars, Enroth Helena, Burette Alain, Megraud Francis, Varon Christine, Atherton John C, Smith Sinead, Wilkinson Thomas S, Hitchings Matthew D, Falush Daniel, Sheppard Samuel K
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori are stomach-dwelling bacteria that are present in about 50% of the global population. Infection is asymptomatic in most cases, but it has been associated with gastritis, gastric ulcers and gastric cancer. Epidemiological evidence shows that progression to cancer depends upon the host and pathogen factors, but questions remain about why cancer phenotypes develop in a minority of...
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