Ethnic differences in the prevalence, clinical outcome and cag Pathogenicity Island (cagPAI) virulence gene profiles of Helicobacter pylori strains from Malaysia

Ethnic differences in the prevalence, clinical outcome and cag Pathogenicity Island (cagPAI) virulence gene profiles of Helicobacter pylori strains from Malaysia

Different Helicobacter pylori genes may be well conserved within different ethnic groups and could give rise to different clinical outcomes. In this study, we demonstrated a low prevalence of H. pylori infection (19.2%) which is in concordance with the current trend demostrated locally and abroad. T...

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Main Authors: Hamat, Rukman Awang, Embran, Nor Amalina, Sekawi, Zamberi, Osman, Malina, Hanafiah, Alfizah, Abdul Manaf, Mohd Rizal, Adnan, Aminuddin, Mohamed, Ramelah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22165/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22165/1/95.%20Ethnic%20Differences%20in%20the%20Prevalence%2C%20Clinical%20Outcome%20and.pdf

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