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Two populations of less-virulent Helicobacter pylori genotypes in Bangladesh.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Aftab Hafeza, Miftahussurur Muhammad, Subsomwong Phawinee, Ahmed Faruque, Khan A K Azad, Matsumoto Takashi, Suzuki Rumiko, Yamaoka Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
Bangladesh has a population with a low gastric cancer risk but high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Several studies have examined virulence genes in H. pylori from Bangladesh. We analyzed cagA and vacA subtypes and their association with severe histology phenotypes, and analyzed population types among Bangladeshi strains. We included patients who underwent endoscopy in Dhaka. Sequences of virulence...
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