Publications

helicobacter pylori infection, mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia in asian populations: a comparative study in age-, gender- and endoscopic diagnosis-matched subjects.	it is known that the incidence and mortality rate of gastric cancer is high among japanese and chinese populations, but extremely low in thai and vietnamese populations. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection and the differences in the glandular atrophy and intestinal metaplasia scores in stomach specimens of asian adult subjects of different races.	2003	12603614
analysis of virulence factors of helicobacter pylori isolated from a vietnamese population.	the incidence of gastric cancer differs among countries in asia, and it has been suggested that virulence factors associated with helicobacter pylori are partly responsible. the aim of this study was to investigate several genetic factors regarded as virulence or molecular epidemiologic markers in h. pylori isolates from vietnamese subjects.	2009	19698173
helicobacter pylori infection and gastroduodenal diseases in vietnam: a cross-sectional, hospital-based study.	the rate of h. pylori infection in vietnam is reportedly high, but the spectrum of h. pylori-associated gastroduodenal diseases has not been systematically investigated. moreover, despite the similarities of ethnicity and diet, the age-standardized incidence rate of gastric cancer in the northern city of hanoi is higher than that in the southern city of ho chi minh, but the reason for this phenomenon is unknown. the virulence of vietnamese h. pylori has also not been investigated in detail.	2010	20920280