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Distribution of Helicobacter pylori virulence markers in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Pakistan.
BMC gastroenterology - 20 Nov 2009
Yakoob Javed, Abid Shahab, Abbas Zaigham, Jafri Wasim, Ahmad Zubair, Ahmed Rashida, Islam Muhammad
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is known to be associated with a spectrum of gastroduodenal diseases. We studied the association of H. pylori virulence markers cytotoxin-associated gene (cagA) and vacuolating associated cytotoxin gene (vacA) alleles in patients with non ulcer dyspepsia (NUD), gastric ulcer (GU), gastric carcinoma (GC) and duodenal ulcer (DU). METHODS: H. pylori infection...
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