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CagA status and VacA subtypes of Helicobacter pylori in relation to histopathologic findings in Iranian population.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Molaei Mahsa, Foroughi Forough, Mashayekhi Reza, Haghazali Mehrdad, Zojaji Homayoon, Jafari Fereshteh, Dabiri Hossein, Zali Mohammad Reza
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect dominant cagA/vacA genotypes of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) and determine correlations between different cagA/vacA genotypes and histologic features of chronic gastritis in Iranian patients. METHODS: Gastric biopsy was taken from 166 patients with nonulcer dyspepsia. The specimens were processed and DNA from each H. pylori isolate was extracted from...
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