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Correlation of Helicobacter pylori virulence genotype & severity of mucosal inflammation in gastric biopsies from two geographically diverse regions in India.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Sharma Nisha, Das Prasenjit, Das Rajashree, Mahant Shweta, Kalaivani Mani, Yadav Rajni, Rajeshwari Madhu, Kedia Saurav, Makharia Govind K, Saraya Anoop, Gupta Siddhartha D, Ahuja Vineet
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Background: H. pylori-associated gastritis in patients from the high-altitude area of Ladakh showed severe gastritis, mucosal nodularity, atrophy, and cancer in comparison to those from North India. This study served to analyze if differences in the H. pylori virulence genotypes decide the extent of gastric mucosal inflammation. Methods: Fifty gastric biopsies each from patients with H. pylori-associated...
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