Projektnummer

0051019

Zusammenfassung

Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that colonizes the gastric mucosa of over one half of the global human population. It has been shown that human populations are infected by these bacteria that are specific for each continent and that the genetic diversity of H.pylori is a useful tool for distinguishing human populations and identifying traces of ancient and recent human migrations. Human Genetic analyses indicate that the human gene pool in Central Asian and Caucasian populations is highly diverse and is intermediate between Europe and Asia, with components from both sources. An anal...