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Comparison of the virulence markers of Helicobacter pylori and their associated diseases in patients from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association - 1 Jan 2000
Yakoob Javed, Abbas Zaigham, Jafri Wasim, Usman Muhammad W, Jafri Fatima, Awan Safia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacteria, which is associated with development of gastroduodenal diseases. The prevalence of H. pylori and the virulence markers cytotoxin-associated gene A and E (cagA, cagE) and vacuolating-associated cytotoxin gene (vacA) alleles varies in different parts of the world. H. pylori virulence markers cagA, cagE, and vacA alleles in local and Afghan nationals...
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