Evolutionarily-Related Helicobacter pylori Genotypes and Gastric Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a High-Risk Area of Northern Italy
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cases and Histopathological Evaluation
2.2. DNA Extraction, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Sequence Analyses
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. GIN-Associated Hp Genotypes
3.2. NNGDL-Associated Hp Genotypes
3.3. Comparison between the Hp Genotypes of GINs and NNGDLs
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Toracchio, S.; Caruso, R.A.; Perconti, S.; Rigoli, L.; Betri, E.; Neri, M.; Verginelli, F.; Mariani-Costantini, R. Evolutionarily-Related Helicobacter pylori Genotypes and Gastric Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a High-Risk Area of Northern Italy. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 324. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030324
Toracchio S, Caruso RA, Perconti S, Rigoli L, Betri E, Neri M, Verginelli F, Mariani-Costantini R. Evolutionarily-Related Helicobacter pylori Genotypes and Gastric Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a High-Risk Area of Northern Italy. Microorganisms. 2020; 8(3):324. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030324
Chicago/Turabian StyleToracchio, Sonia, Rosario Alberto Caruso, Silvia Perconti, Luciana Rigoli, Enrico Betri, Matteo Neri, Fabio Verginelli, and Renato Mariani-Costantini. 2020. "Evolutionarily-Related Helicobacter pylori Genotypes and Gastric Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a High-Risk Area of Northern Italy" Microorganisms 8, no. 3: 324. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030324
APA StyleToracchio, S., Caruso, R. A., Perconti, S., Rigoli, L., Betri, E., Neri, M., Verginelli, F., & Mariani-Costantini, R. (2020). Evolutionarily-Related Helicobacter pylori Genotypes and Gastric Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a High-Risk Area of Northern Italy. Microorganisms, 8(3), 324. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8030324