Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Stomach Bug Hit-And-Run
July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori colonizes the stomach in half of the world's population and increases the risk of gastric cancer.
Strains of H. pylori that contain the "cag PAI" gene cluster are associated with higher cancer risk. These strains synthesize the Cag type IV secretion system (T4SS), which injects the oncoprotein CagA and other bacterial products into . . .
The bacterium Helicobacter pylori colonizes the stomach in half of the world's population and increases the risk of gastric cancer.
Strains of H. pylori that contain the "cag PAI" gene cluster are associated with higher cancer risk. These strains synthesize the Cag type IV secretion system (T4SS), which injects the oncoprotein CagA and other bacterial products into . . .