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SUBMITTER: Tserentogtokh T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6562502 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tserentogtokh Tegshee T Gantuya Boldbaatar B Subsomwong Phawinee P Oyuntsetseg Khasag K Bolor Dashdorj D Erdene-Ochir Yansan Y Azzaya Dashdorj D Davaadorj Duger D Uchida Tomohisa T Matsuhisa Takeshi T Yamaoka Yoshio Y
Cancers 20190524 5
<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection possessing East-Asian-type CagA is associated with carcinogenesis. Mongolia has the highest mortality rate from gastric cancer. Therefore, we evaluated the CagA status in the Mongolian population. High risk and gastric cancer patients were determined using endoscopy and histological examination. <i>H. pylori</i> strains were isolated from different locations in Mongolia. The CagA subtypes (East-Asian-type or Western-type, based on sequencing of Glu-Pro-Ile-Ty ...[more]