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Helicobacter pylori genotyping from American indigenous groups shows novel Amerindian vacA and cagA alleles and Asian, African and European admixture.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Camorlinga-Ponce Margarita, Perez-Perez Guillermo, Gonzalez-Valencia Gerardo, Mendoza Irma, Peñaloza-Espinosa Rosenda, Ramos Irma, Kersulyte Dangeruta, Reyes-Leon Adriana, Romo Carolina, Granados Julio, Muñoz Leopoldo, Berg Douglas E, Torres Javier
Abstract excerpt
It is valuable to extend genotyping studies of Helicobacter pylori to strains from indigenous communities across the world to better define adaption, evolution, and associated diseases. We aimed to genetically characterize both human individuals and their infecting H. pylori from indigenous communities of Mexico, and to compare them with those from other human groups. We studied individuals from three indigenous...
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