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CagA seropositivity associated with development of gastric cancer in a Japanese population.
1 Mar 1998
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Infection with Helicobacter pylori strains possessing the cagA gene is associated with increased risk of gastric cancer of the intestinal type. The aims of this study were to investigate whether CagA seropositivity is associated with increasing risk of gastric cancer in a Japanese population that has a much higher incidence of gastric cancer than western populations. METHODS: Eighty one gastric...
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