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Genotypes of the Helicobacter pylori vacA signal sequence differ with age in Korea.
Helicobacter - 1 Feb 2004
Lee Jun Haeng, Choe Yon Ho, Jeon Byung Ha, Oh Yoo Joung, Kim Jae J, Rhee Jong Chul, Kim Pum Soo, Choi Mi Sook
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BACKGROUND: Studies on Helicobacter pylori genotypes have focused on adults in developed countries, and data on the genotypes of Helicobacter pylori recovered from the children are rare. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and twenty-eight biopsy samples from patients with H. pylori infection were studied. The patients' ages ranged from 9 to 83 years. PCR analysis for vacA genotypes was performed using DNA...
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