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Helicobacter pylori cagA, iceA and vacA genotypes in patients with gastric cancer in Taiwan.
World journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2004
Lin Hwai-Jeng, Perng Chin-Lin, Lo Wen-Ching, Wu Chew-Wun, Tseng Guan-Ying, Li Anna-Fen-Yau, Sun I-Chen, Ou Yueh-Hsing
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Helicobacter pylori (H pylori ) has been linked to chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and MALT-lymphoma. The link of genotypes of H pylori to gastric cancer remains controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the H pylori vacA alleles, cagA and iceA in patients with gastric cancer in Taiwan. METHODS: Patients with gastric cancer, peptic ulcer and chronic gastritis were enrolled in...
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