Conservation of Helicobacter pylori genotypes in different ethnic groups in Houston, Texas

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2083-2086

  Yamaoka, Yoshio ^a,b   Malaty, Hoda M ^a   Osato, Michael S ^a   Graham, David Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIETNAM;

EID: 0034125272     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315486     Document Type: Article

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