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VacA genotyping directly from gastric biopsy specimens and estimation of mixed Helicobacter pylori infections in patients with duodenal ulcer and gastritis.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 1999
Hennig E E, Trzeciak L, Regula J, Butruk E, Ostrowski J
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BACKGROUND: The vacA genotypes and the cagA gene status were investigated in 80 Helicobacter pylori-infected patients with duodenal ulcer (DU) and 49 with gastritis only. METHODS: Lysates of gastric biopsy specimens were used directly for polymerase chain reaction-based detection. RESULTS: The ml subtype was found in 36% and 31% and the m2 in 36% and 46% of specimens from patients with DU and gastritis,...
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