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Published online 23 March 2000 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news000323-10
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Whose genes can stomach cancer?
Whether a person develops stomach cancer depends partly on their genes, new research suggests. As John Whitfield reports, this discovery could help prevent the disease.
Stomach cancer is the second most common form of cancer. People that carry the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in their stomachs -- half the world's population -- are between 3 and 6 times more likely to develop it.
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