Identification of Helicobacter species by 16S rDNA PCR and sequence analysis in human liver samples from patients with various etiologies of benign liver diseases


CİNDORUK M., Cirak M. Y., Unal S., KARAKAN T., Erkan G., Engin D., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY, vol.20, no.1, pp.33-36, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/meg.0b013e3282efa4f2
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-36
  • Keywords: benign liver disease, chronic hepatitis, Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis C, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, HEPATITIS-C VIRUS, HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA, HEPATOBILIARY DISEASES, PYLORI INFECTION, CIRRHOSIS, DNA, ASSOCIATION, CANCER, HYBRIDIZATION, STOMACH
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Aims Several reports indicated an increased prevalence of the Helicobacter species in hepatocellular cancer tissue and in liver samples infected with hepatitis viruses. The frequency of Helicobacter spp. in benign liver diseases was, however, not thoroughly investigated.