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Association of IS605 and<i>cag</i>-PAI of<i>Helicobacter pylori</i>Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan
1 Jan 2013
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Background. The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the most important virulent determinants of Helicobacter pylori. An insertion sequence (IS) element of cag-PAI (IS605) has been found to generate H. pylori strains with varying virulence. Aim. To evaluate the impact of IS605 and cag-PAI on H. pylori strains isolated from Taiwanese patients with severity of gastric diseases. Methods. H. pylori isolates...
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