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Clinical and histological associations of cagA and vacA genotypes in Helicobacter pylori gastritis.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Jan 1998
Warburton V J, Everett S, Mapstone N P, Axon A T, Hawkey P, Dixon M F
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To determine the relation among the cytotoxin associated gene (cagA) and vacuolating cytotoxin gene (vacA) status of Helicobacter pylori isolates, the associated clinical diseases, and the severity and pattern of chronic gastritis. METHODS: Helicobacter pylori was cultured from gastric biopsies obtained from dyspeptic patients. DNA was extracted from the isolates and the cagA and vacA status determined by...
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