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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2013; 19(47): 8986-8995
Published online Dec 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i47.8986
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Figure 2 Host adoptive response through a non-microbial approach as the core defensive mechanism against Helicobacter pylori infection, especially gastric cancer prevention. Even though host genotype, environmental risk, and bacterial virulence factor are all implicated in Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, a non-microbial approach may provide the fastest means of cancer prevention as well as amelioration of H. pylori-associated gastric pathologies.