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cagA genotype and variants in Chinese Helicobacter pylori strains and relationship to gastroduodenal diseases.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Zhou Jianchang, Zhang Jianzhong, Xu Caipu, He Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have implicated CagA [encoded by cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA)] in Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal pathology and distinct subgenotypes of cagA may circulate in different pathological manifestations of cagA-positive H. pylori infection. To investigate cagA genotype and variants in Chinese H. pylori strains and explore their relationship with gastroduodenal diseases, the cagA...
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