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Helicobacter pylori vacA d1 genotype predicts risk of gastric adenocarcinoma and peptic ulcers in northwestern Iran.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2014
Basiri Zeinab, Safaralizadeh Reza, Bonyadi Morteza Jabbarpour, Somi Mohammad Hossein, Mahdavi Majid, Latifi-Navid Saeid
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is a close relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H pylori)-specific factors and different gastroduodenal diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vacA d1, d2 genotypes in the H pylori isolates from patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastritis in East Azerbaijan region, where the incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is high. Strains...
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