Does Helicobacter pylori infection play a role in lung cancer?
Does Helicobacter pylori infection play a role in lung cancer?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.rmed.2005.02.038
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发表时间:
2005-10-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Aksoy, F
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作者:
Ece, F;Hatabay, NF;Aksoy, F
Background: Helicobacter pylori infection is a world-wide common disease and leads to many gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses. It is suggested that one of these respiratory illnesses is lung cancer.Methods: Forty-three patients with non-small cell Lung cancer and 28 control subjects have been included to this study. H. pylori status of the patients and controls was determined by immunoblot for the detection of IgG (RIDA Blot Helicobacter). All subjects were examined to evaluate the presence of VacA and CagA gene.Results: Seropositivity of anti H. pylori IgG was significantly higher in cancer patients than in control groups, 40 (93%) and 12 (42%), respectively (P