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Relevance of vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori to cagA status and its clinical outcome.
The Korean journal of internal medicine - 1 Mar 2001
Park S M, Park J, Kim J G, Yoo B C
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BACKGROUND: Determination of vacA mosaicism may be important because specific Helicobacter pylori vacA genotype can be used to predict different clinical outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of vacA genotypes of Helicobacter pylori to cagA status and its development of peptic ulcer diseases in Korean patients. METHODS: Gastric biopsy specimens were obtained from 53 patients with gastric...
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