Helicobacter-induced gastric inflammation alters the properties of gastric tissue stem/progenitor cells
Abstract Background Although Helicobacter-induced gastric inflammation is the major predisposing factor for gastric carcinogenesis, the precise mechanism by which chronic gastritis causes gastric cancer remains unclear. Intestinal and spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia (SPEM) is considere...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-017-0706-6 |