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cagA and vacA in strains of Helicobacter pylori from ulcer and non-ulcerative dyspepsia patients.
BMC gastroenterology - 10 Sept 2002
Faundez Gustavo, Troncoso Miriam, Figueroa Guillermo
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BACKGROUND: The cytotoxin associated gene A (cagA), and the vacuolating cytotoxin gene A (vacA) of Helicobacter pylori have been associated to phenotypic characteristics of virulence. The objectives of this study were to detect the presence of cagA and to characterize the allelic variants of vacA in 63 strains of H. pylori isolated from colonized individuals with different clinical outcomes. METHODS: 38 strains...
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