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Infection with Helicobacter pylori strains carrying babA2 and cagA is associated with an increased risk of peptic ulcer disease development in Iraq.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2012
Abdullah Shahla M, Hussein Nawfal R, Salih Azad M, Merza Muayad A, Goreal Amer A, Odeesh Odeesh Y, Majed Halat S, Assafi Mahde A, Hawrami Khidir
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM: Several genes of Helicobacter pylori, such as vacA, cagA, iceA and babA, have been reported to significantly increase the risk of gastrointestinal diseases. The aim of this study was to study the relationship between H. pylori virulence factors and clinical outcomes and identify the independent markers of peptic ulcer disease in Iraq. PATIENTS AND METHODS: DNA was extracted from...
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