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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA, and iceA Genotypes in Cuban Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2015
Feliciano Onelkis, Gutierrez Oderay, Valdés Lidunka, Fragoso Trini, Calderin Ana Maria, Valdes Antonio Eduardo, Llanes Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori can predict the development of different gastroduodenal diseases. There are scarce reports in Cuba about H. pylori isolates genotyping. The aim of the present investigation was to identify allelic variation of the virulence genes vacA, cagA, and iceA in sixty-eight patients diagnosed as H. pylori positive by culture. In seven out of 68 patients, strains from both gastric...
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