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Prevalence of cagA and vacA genes in isolates from patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2003
Brito Carlos A A, Silva Lenôra M B, Jucá Norma, Leal Nilma C, de Souza Wayner, Queiroz Dulciene, Cordeiro Francisco, Silva Norma Lucena
Abstract excerpt
Geographical differences in the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori genes and their association with disease severity have been identified. This study analyzes the prevalences of the cagA gene and alleles of the vacA gene in H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases in isolates from Recife, PE,...
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