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Geographic diversity of Helicobacter pylori in cadavers: forensic estimation of geographical origin.
Forensic science international - 10 Jun 2013
Nagasawa Sayaka, Motani-Saitoh Hisako, Inoue Hiroyuki, Iwase Hirotaro
Abstract excerpt
A method for determining the geographical origin of unidentified cadavers by determining the genotype of Helicobacter pylori, which is latent in one-half of the world's population, was developed. In the first stage, DNA was extracted from samplings at 5 points in the gastric mucosa of 177 individuals randomly selected from cadavers undergoing medico-legal autopsy. 16S-rDNA of H. pylori DNA was detected by...
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