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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA, iceA and oipA genotypes in Tunisian patients
1 Jan 2010
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BACKGROUND: Distinct virulence factors of H. pylori have been described: the vaculating cytotoxin (vacA), the cytotoxin associated gene (cagA), the induced by contact with epithelium factor Antigen (iceA gene) and the outer membrane protein oipA. In Tunisia, there are no data regarding the pattern of H. pylori genotypes; therefore, this prospective and multicentre study was the first to be done in Tunisia and...
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