Background Helicobacter pylori is the most infamous constituent of the gastric microbiota
and its presence is the strongest risk factor for gastric cancer and other gastroduodenal …

Gastric cancer accounts for about 6% of cancers worldwide, being the fifth most frequently
diagnosed malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer related death. Gastric …

Invasive gastric carcinoma is preceded by a cascade of precancerous lesions. The first
recognized histologic change is active chronic inflammation, which may persist as such: non …

The human gut is colonized by a complex microbiota with multiple benefits. Although the
surface-attached, mucosal microbiota has a unique composition and potential to influence …

Atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and epithelial dysplasia of the stomach are common
and are associated with an increased risk for gastric cancer. In the absence of guidelines …

Background & Aims Almost all gastric cancers are adenocarcinomas, which have
considerable heterogeneity among patients. We sought to identify subtypes of gastric …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable complex genetic disorder that is
associated with sequence changes in 7 genes (MUC5B, TERT, TERC, RTEL1, PARN …

Intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the gastric mucosa is a relatively frequent precancerous lesion
(1). The inclusion of IM in a gastric biopsy pathology report often creates uncertainty for the …

Glycoconjugates constitute a major class of biomolecules which include glycoproteins,
glycosphingolipids and proteoglycans. Glycans are involved in several physiological and …

Mucins are the main structural components of mucus that create a selective protective
barrier for epithelial surface and also execute wide range of other physiological functions …