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Significance of Helicobacter pylori vacA intermediate region genotyping-a Bulgarian study.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Nov 2012
Yordanov Daniel, Boyanova Lyudmila, Markovska Rumyana, Gergova Galina, Mitov Ivan
Abstract excerpt
The significance of the intermediate (i) region of the Helicobacter pylori vacA gene as a virulence factor associated with the severity of gastric disease is still disputable. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and significance of vacA i alleles alone or in combination with other vacA alleles in symptomatic Bulgarian patients and to find out possible associations between vacA i genotype...
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