The prevalence of the duodenal ulcer promoting gene (dupA) in Helicobacter pylori isolates varies by ethnic group and is not universally associated with disease development: A case-control study

Gut Pathogens

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Schmidt, Heather Marie A ^a   Andres, Sönke ^b,c   Kaakoush, Nadeem O ^a   Engstrand, Lars ^b,c   Eriksson, Lena ^c   Goh, Khean Lee ^d   Fock, Kwong Ming ^e   Hilmi, Ida ^d   Dhamodaran, Subbiah ^e   Forman, David ^f   Mitchell, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^e CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77649174412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17574749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-1-5     Document Type: Article

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