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Helicobacter pylori genotypes associated with gastric histo-pathological damages in a Moroccan population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Alaoui Boukhris Samia, Amarti Afaf, El Rhazi Karima, El Khadir Mounia, Benajah Dafr-Allah, Ibrahimi Sidi Adil, Nejjari Chakib, Mahmoud Mustapha, Souleimani Abdellah, Bennani Bahia
Abstract excerpt
H. pylori persistent infection induces chronic gastritis and is associated with peptic ulcer disease and gastric carcinoma development. The severity of these diseases is related to human's genetic diversity, H. pylori genetic variability and environmental factors. To identify the prevalence of histo-pathological damages caused by H. pylori infection in Moroccan population, and to determine their association to H....
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