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Pathogenesis of the transformation from gastritis to malignancy
1 Feb 1998
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori acquisition is the main cause of chronic gastritis in humans. In up to half of the infected subjects, chronic gastritis progresses to atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia. During this course, various mechanisms are triggered that may contribute to the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Such mechanisms include the inflammation-related cascades of cytokine and free radical reactions, up-...
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