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Sequence of lesions produced by Helicobacter pylori infection (cag-positive vacA s1m1 is the most aggressive strain). The precancerous cascade starts with atrophic gastritis, which progresses to intestinal metaplasia, dysplasia, and, finally, gastric cancer.
