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Enhanced Fe ion-uptake activity in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients with iron-deficiency anemia.

Yokota S, Konno M, Mino E, Sato K, Takahashi M, Fujii N

Department of Microbiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.

Recent studies have suggested a link between iron-deficiency anemia and Helicobacter pylori infection. In the current study, strains of H. pylori derived from patients with iron-deficiency anemia showed enhanced Fe ion uptake and Fe ion-dependent rapid growth compared with those from patients with non-iron-deficiency anemia. H. pylori with enhanced Fe ion-uptake ability may be a causative factor for iron-deficiency anemia.

Published 21 January 2008 in Clin Infect Dis, 46(4): e31-3.
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