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<i>homB</i> Status of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> as a Novel Marker To Distinguish Gastric Cancer from Duodenal Ulcer
27 Aug 2009
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The hom family of Helicobacter pylori outer-membrane proteins, especially the homB gene, has been suggested as a novel virulence factor; however, the clinical association and function of this gene are still unclear. We evaluated the presence of the homA, homB, and cagA genes in 286 strains isolated from patients in the U.S. and Colombian populations (126 with gastritis, 96 with duodenal ulcer, and 64 with gastric...
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