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Infection with CagA+Helicobacter pylori strains as a possible predictor of risk in the development of gastric adenocarcinoma in Mexico
29 Oct 1998
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori strains possessing the Cag pathogenicity island have been associated with increased gastric inflammation and with duodenal ulcer. In contrast, studies on the association of cagA+ H. pylori infections and gastric cancer have shown conflicting results. The aim of our study was to determine whether H. pylori and CagA status are associated with gastric cancer in Mexico. We selected serum samples...
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