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Prevalence of vacA, cagA and babA2 genes in Cuban Helicobacter pylori isolates.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Jan 2009
Torres Lino E, Melián Karelia, Moreno Arlenis, Alonso Jordis, Sabatier Carlos A, Hernández Mayrín, Bermúdez Ludisleydis, Rodríguez Boris L
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the prevalence of vacuolating cytotoxin (vacA), cytotoxin associated gene A (cagA) and blood adhesion binding antigen (babA2) genotypes of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) isolates from Cuban dyspeptic patients. METHODS: DNA was extracted from H pylori-positive cultures taken from 130 dyspeptic patients. Genotyping was performed by PCR, using specific primers for vacA (s1, s2, m1, m2), cagA and...
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