Article
Increased H. pylori stool shedding and EPIYA-D cagA alleles are associated with gastric cancer in an East Asian hospital.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Talarico Sarah, Leverich Christina K, Wei Bing, Ma Jie, Cao XinGuang, Guo YongJun, Han GuangSen, Yao Lena, Self Steve, Zhao Yuzhou, Salama Nina R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection increases risk for gastric cancer. Geographic variation in gastric cancer risk has been attributed to variation in carriage and type of the H. pylori oncogene cagA. Colonization density may also influence disease and cagA has been associated with higher shedding in stool. However, the relationship between H. pylori load in the stool and in the stomach is not clear....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- China
- Feces
- Female
- Helicobacter pylori
- Hospitals
