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Relatedness of Helicobacter pylori populations to gastric carcinogenesis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Dec 2012
Dong Quan-Jiang, Zhan Shu-Hui, Wang Li-Li, Xin Yong-Ning, Jiang Man, Xuan Shi-Ying
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a Gram-negative bacterium that infects half of the human population. The infection is associated with chronic inflammation of the gastric mucosa and peptic ulcers. It is also a major risk factor for gastric cancer. Phylogenetic analysis of global strains reveals there are seven populations of H. pylori, including hpAfrica1, hpAfrica2, hpEastAsia, hpEurope, hpNEAfrica, hpAsia2...
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