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Helicobacter pylori genotypes in Lithuanian patients with chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcer.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2008
Miciuleviciene Jolanta, Calkauskas Henrikas, Jonaitis Laimas, Kiudelis Gediminas, Tamosiūnas Vytas, Praskevicius Antanas, Kupcinskas Limas, Berg Duglas
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OBJECTIVE: Clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection might be associated with specific virulence-associated bacterial genotypes. The distribution of different bacterial genotypes varies geographically. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between cagPAI, vacA, and iceA status and severity of the disease in patients from Lithuania, infected by H. pylori. MATERIAL AND METHODS: H....
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