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Helicobacter pylori genotyping and sequencing using paraffin-embedded biopsies from residents of colombian areas with contrasting gastric cancer risks.
Helicobacter - 1 Apr 2008
Sicinschi Liviu A, Correa Pelayo, Peek Richard M, Camargo M Constanza, Delgado Alberto, Piazuelo M Blanca, Romero-Gallo Judith, Bravo Luis E, Schneider Barbara G
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BACKGROUND: cagA-positive and vacA s1 and m1 genotypes of Helicobacter pylori are associated with an elevated risk of gastric cancer (GC). We determined these genotypes using paraffin-embedded gastric biopsy specimens harvested from infected individuals and compared genotype distributions in two Colombian populations residing in geographic regions with a high and low incidence of GC. METHODS: DNA from...
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