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Detection of identical Helicobacter DNA in the stomach and in the non-cirrhotic liver of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
1 Nov 2003
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OBJECTIVES: Studies have implied the presence of Helicobacter species in the human liver. The possible relationship between the presence of Helicobacter species in the non-cirrhotic liver of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the detection of Helicobacter species in their stomach was explored. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A 16S rDNA-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by DNA sequence analysis of...
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