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Helicobacter pylori cytotoxic genotype is associated with peptic ulcer and influences serology.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 1998
Navaglia F, Basso D, Piva M G, Brigato L, Stefani A, Dal Bò N, Di Mario F, Rugge M, Plebani M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We studied 146 patients with peptic ulcer disease (n = 72), antral gastritis (n = 58), or duodenitis (n = 16) to ascertain whether the cytotoxic genotype of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is associated with peptic ulcer disease and/or antral gastritis and whether it influences the circulating levels of total anti-Hp antibodies, anti-cagA antibodies, and pepsinogens. METHODS: A gastric juice sample was...
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