Portuguese research shows Helicobacter pylori cancer risk:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Individuals infected with certain strains of the Helicobacter pylori bacterium and who have specific genetic polymorphisms are more likely to develop stomach cancer, say US researchers. The 443-patient study, conducted at the University of Porto, Portugal, found that people with a high-activity version of the interleukin-1 beta gene who were infected with H Pylori with a particular variant of the vacA vacuolating cytotoxin had a nearly 90-fold increase in risk of stomach cancer. The findings appear in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (November 20).