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Helicobacter pylori sabA gene is associated with iron deficiency anemia in childhood and adolescence.

Seiichi KatoTakako OsakiShigeru KamiyaXue-Song ZhangMartin J Blaser
Published in: PloS one (2017)
It is likely that H. pylori carrying high expression of sabA causes IDA, especially in children and adolescents who have increased daily iron demand. In addition, it is possible that several host-interactive genes, including vacA, may play a synergistic role for sabA in IDA development.
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