Journal article
Meta-analysis of the relationship between cagA seropositivity and gastric cancer
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Reports in the literature regarding the relationship of infection with cagA -positive strains of Helicobacter pylori to gastric cancer over and above H. pylori infection alone are conflicting. The aim of this study was to estimate the magnitude of the risk for gastric cancer associated with cagA seropositivity and to identify any sources of heterogeneity between studies.
METHODS: A meta-analysis of case-control studies with …
Authors
Huang JQ; Zheng GF; Sumanac K; Irvine EJ; Hunt RH
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 125, No. 6, pp. 1636–1644
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2003
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2003.08.033
ISSN
0016-5085