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Helicobacter pylori genotypes associated with gastric cancer and dysplasia in Colombian patients.
Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico (English) - 1 Jan 2000
Carlosama-Rosero Y H, Acosta-Astaiza C P, Sierra-Torres C H, Bolaños-Bravo H J
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Colombia has high incidence levels of gastric cancer that can be explained by the genetic variability of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Our aim was to establish the relation of the H. pylori CagA and VacA genotypes to dysplasia and gastric cancer, in a high-risk population. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A case-control study was conducted on 202 patients from a high-risk cancer zone. Patients with...
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