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Correlation of the Helicobacter pylori adherence factor BabA with duodenal ulcer disease in four European countries.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 May 2005
Olfat Farzad O, Zheng Quing, Oleastro Monica, Voland Petra, Borén Thomas, Karttunen Riita, Engstrand Lars, Rad Roland, Prinz Christian, Gerhard Markus
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori strains harboring the vacAs1, cagA and babA2 have been associated with ulcer disease (UD). We compared the prevalence of these different genotypes and adhesive properties in H. pylori infected patients with UD in four European countries. Genomic DNA was isolated from 314 H. pylori strains: Germany (GER; n=92), Sweden (SWE, n=74), Portugal (POR, n=91) and Finland (FIN, n=57). The frequencies of...
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