Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection With Colon Cancer and Adenomatous Polyps.
Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: infection and the risk of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps. METHODS: The current study was conducted on 50 patients with colon cancer and adenomatous polyps as the case group and 100 subjects with no specific pathologies (i e, polyps, neoplasms, or inflammatory diseases) as the control group. Blood samples were collected from the patients in order to assess the presence of anti-Helicobacter pylori infection antibodies, and the serum titer levels of anti-Helicobacter pylori IgG and IgA antibodies were measured using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a kit procured by Pishtaz Teb Company (Iran). RESULTS: = 0.039, respectively). CONCLUSION: infection can be considered as a risk factor for colon cancer and adenomatous polyps.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Fatemeh Teimoorian, Mohammad Ranaei, Karimollah Hajian Tilaki, Javad Shokri Shirvani, Zeinab Vosough
Institution: Babol University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2897440086