Geographic differences and the role of cagA gene in gastroduodenal diseases associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.

Article

Geographic differences and the role of cagA gene in gastroduodenal diseases associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.

Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Jul 2001

Valmaseda Pérez T, Gisbert J P, Pajares García J M

Abstract excerpt

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is the major causal agent of gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Several bacterium genes seem to be involved in the pathogenicity mechanism. One of them, the cagA gene, has been extensively studied and characterized. In this article we have carried out a st...

Topics

Antigens, Bacterial
Bacterial Proteins
Gastritis
Genes, Bacterial
Genetic Markers
Helicobacter pylori
Humans
Phenotype
Stomach Neoplasms
Stomach Ulcer
Virulence

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