Table 2.
Helicobacter genus-specific PCR in tumors and surrounding tissue
Patient group | Tumor (n = 62) |
Atrophic (n = 13) |
Normal (n = 41) |
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+ | − | + | − | ||
PC | + (n = 19) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
− (n = 21) | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
NE | + (n = 8) | − | − | 1 | 5 |
− (n = 6) | − | − | 0 | 5 | |
MEN | + (n = 3) | − | − | 0 | 3 |
− (n = 5) | − | − | 0 | 5 |
PC: pancreatic exocrine cancer; NE: neuroendocrine cancer; MEN: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.