Immune protein loss may drive rare stomach lymphoma in H. pylori infections

by Rob Clancy, Hudson Institute of Medical Research

edited by Lisa Lock , reviewed by Andrew Zinin

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Add as preferred source Credit: The FASEB Journal (2026). DOI: 10.1096/fj.202504879r Roughly half the world's population is infected with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which is responsible for about 90% of gastric cancers. However, until now, it has been unclear why some H. pylori infections lead to a rare form of lymphoma in the stomach while others don't.

H. pylori specialists at Hudson Institute of Medical Research have identified changes in immune responses that lead to the development of stomach lymphoma. Their findings are published in The FASEB Journal .