Holly Algood

BACKGROUND: Perianal fistulae are highly morbid complications of Crohn’s disease (CD) with a cumulative incidence of 20-25%; despite demonstrated efficacy of infliximab treatment, estimates of complete resolution are only 20-30%. Ultimately, 20% of patients will require proctectomy…

_Helicobacter pylori_ is the strongest risk factor for gastric cancer; however, only a minority of infected individuals develop disease. One microbial cancer-linked locus is the _cag_ type 4 secretion system (_cag_T4SS), which translocates the oncoprotein CagA into host cells…