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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2010; 16(31): 3936-3943
Published online Aug 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i31.3936
Helicobacter pylori CagA protein polymorphisms and their lack of association with pathogenesis
Nicole Acosta, Andrés Quiroga, Pilar Delgado, María Mercedes Bravo, Carlos Jaramillo
Nicole Acosta, Pilar Delgado, Carlos Jaramillo, Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biological Sciences Department, Los Andes University, Bogotá 111711, Colombia
Andrés Quiroga, María Mercedes Bravo, Infectious Agents and Cancer Research Group, National Cancer Institute, Bogotá 110411, Colombia
Author contributions: Delgado P, Bravo MM and Jaramillo C designed the research; Acosta N and Quiroga A performed the research; Acosta N, Quiroga A, Delgado P, Bravo MM and Jaramillo C analyzed data and wrote the paper.
Supported by Sciences Faculty, Los Andes University, Bogotá, Colombia and National Cancer Institute, Bogotá, Colombia, Grant No. 41030310-28 (to Bravo MM)
Correspondence to: Pilar Delgado, Associate Profesor, Molecular Diagnostics and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Biological Sciences Department, Los Andes University, Carrera 1 # 18A - 10, Bogotá 111711, Colombia. mdelgado@uniandes.edu.co
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Received: February 21, 2010
Revised: April 26, 2010
Accepted: May 3, 2010
Published online: August 21, 2010
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