Ƙungiyar binciken da Cibiyar Kiwon Lafiya ta Jami'ar {asa (NUHS) da Makarantar Magunguna ta Jami'ar Duke ke jagoranta sun yi amfani da fasahar genomic don fahimtar metaplasia na hanji (IM), sanannen haɗari ga ciwon daji na ciki. Marasa lafiya tare da IM sun fi sau shida yiwuwar kamuwa da cutar kansa ta cikin jiki fiye da waɗanda ba su yi ba. Wannan binciken wani muhimmin bangare ne na babban bincike don fahimtar dalilin da ya sa wasu mutane ke kamuwa da ciwon daji na ciki, yayin da wasu kuma ba sa yi. Binciken, wanda aka buga a cikin babbar mujallar bincike kansar Cancer Cell, na iya kuma taimakawa gano marasa lafiya da ke dauke da H. pylori.
According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), ciwon ciki is the third deadliest cancer in the world, with more than 300 deaths each year in Singapore. It is believed that the disease is caused by H. pylori infection, but it can be treated if found early. Unfortunately, more than two-thirds of patients with gastric cancer are diagnosed only at an advanced stage.
Binciken kwayar halittar da aka yi a baya a kan IM ya fi mayar da hankali ne kan marasa lafiyar da suka kamu da cutar kansa, amma yadda ake hango abin da ke faruwa da ci gaban yanayin mai haƙuri ya fi ƙarfinsa. Wannan sabon binciken shine farkon wanda zai iya taswirar taswirar kwayar halitta kuma zai iya taimakawa Muyi kyakkyawan hasashen yiwuwar afkuwar cututtuka da ci gaba.
