In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Japanese Association for Cancer Prevention, Dr. Futoshi Okada (photo) requested Genes and Environment to collect articles on cancer prevention as a joint project with the Japanese Environmental Mutagen and Genome Society.
As Editor-in-chief, I would like to thank the authors, especially guest editor Dr. Okada, for their contributions. The Articles in this collection focus on recent topics of interest to cancer researchers worldwide. I am sure that many of our readers will find these articles useful in their own research.
Polymorphism in autophagy-related genes LRP1 and CAPZA1 may promote gastric mucosal atrophy
Helicobacter pylori secretes cytotoxin-associated gene A (CagA) into the gastric epithelium, causing gastric mucosal atrophy (GMA) and gastric cancer. In contrast, host cells degrade CagA via autophagy. However, ...