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Helicobacter pylori genotypes influence serum pepsinogen C levels.
Helicobacter - 1 Dec 1997
Plebani M, Basso D, Navaglia F, DiMario F
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BACKGROUND: Infection from Helicobacter pylori significantly influences pepsinogen A (PGA) and C (PGC) levels in serum. Increased PGA and PGC serum levels are observed in H. pylori positive patients, while a significant decrease is observed after eradication. Little is known about the relative role of H. pylori cytotoxic strains in this phenomenon. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of cagA genotype...
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