Article
cagA, vacA and iceA virulence genes of Helicobacter pylori isolates of children in Finland.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Oct 2000
Karhukorpi J, Yan Y, Kolho K L, Rautelin H, Lahti M, Sirviö A, Riipinen K, Lindahl H, Verkasalo M, Fagerholm R, Karttunen R
Abstract excerpt
cagA, vacA s and m genotypes and iceA alleles were analyzed from Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from 17 Finnish children and 32 children of non-Finnish origin living in Finland. Twelve children in the latter group were eastern European and 15 were of African origin. Only three children of non-Finnish origin were born in Finland. The vacA sla subtype was more prevalent in the isolates from Finnish children...
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