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Expansion of European vacA and cagA alleles to East-Asian Helicobacter pylori strains in Cambodia.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Breurec Sebastien, Guillard Bertrand, Hem Sopheak, Papadakos Konstantinos S, Brisse Sylvain, Huerre Michel, Monchy Didier, Oung Chakravuth, Sgouras Dionyssios N, Tan Tek Sreng, Thiberge Jean-Michel, Vong Sirenda, Raymond Josette, Linz Bodo
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gastric cancer (GC). The highest incidence rates have been described in Asia, but regional variations exist that do not match the distribution of infection prevalence rates. The aim of the study was to examine the possible contribution of H. pylori virulence factors to geographic differences in the incidence of GC across East and Southeast Asia. We studied 66...
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