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HELICOBACTER PYLORI OIPA VIRULENCE GENE AS A MOLECULAR MARKER OF SEVERE GASTROPATHIES.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia - 1 Jan 2024
Maciel Diogo Nery, Silva Lucas Luiz de Lima, Assunção Leandro do Prado, Rasmussen Lucas Trevizani, Barbosa Mônica Santiago
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BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is an etiologic agent of gastroduodenal diseases. The microorganism, considered a type I carcinogen, affects about 50% of the global population. H. pylori virulence factors are determinant for the clinical outcome of the infection. The outer inflammatory protein A (oipA) gene encodes an outer membrane adhesin and is related to severe gastropathies, such as gastric cancer....
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