Alice A Lee, Qiao-Li Wang, Jihye Kim, Ana Babic, Xuehong Zhang, Kimberly Perez, Kimmie Ng, Jonathan Nowak, Nader Rifazzzzzzzzgi, Howard D Sesso, Julie E Buring, Garnet L Anderson, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Robert Wallace, JoAnn E Manson, Edward L Giovannucci, Meir J Stampfer, Peter Kraft, Charles S Fuchs, Chen Yuan, Brian M Wolpin
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection may be a risk factor for pancreatic cancer, particularly infection by strains without the cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) virulence factor. Non-O blood type is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer, and H. pylori gastric colonization occurs largely from bacterial adhesins binding to blood group antigens on gastric mucosa. METHODS: We included 485 pancreatic cancer cases and 1,122 matched controls from 5 U.S. prospective cohorts...
March 1, 2023: Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology