Dynamic Expansion and Contraction of cagA Copy Number in Helicobacter pylori Impact Development of Gastric Disease

Dynamic Expansion and Contraction of cagA Copy Number in Helicobacter pylori Impact Development of Gastric Disease

Infection with Helicobacter pylori is a major risk factor for development of gastric disease, including gastric cancer. Patients infected with H. pylori strains that express CagA are at even greater risk of gastric carcinoma. Given the importance of CagA, this report describes a new molecular mechan...

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Main Authors: Sungil Jang, Hanfu Su, Faith C. Blum, Sarang Bae, Yun Hui Choi, Aeryun Kim, Youngmin A. Hong, Jinmoon Kim, Ji-Hye Kim, Niluka Gunawardhana, Yeong-Eui Jeon, Yun-Jung Yoo, D. Scott Merrell, Linhu Ge, Jeong-Heon Cha, Martin J. Blaser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e01779-16

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