Article
[Helicobacter pylori genotypes and their association with host's immune response].
Revista de gastroenterologia de Mexico - 1 Jan 2000
Garza-González Elvira, Pérez-Pérez Guillermo I, Tijerina-Menchaca Rolando, Maldonado-Garza Héctor J, Bosques-Padilla Francisco J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND DATA: The study of Helicobacter pylori phenotypes and genotypes is mainly focused on two groups of putative bacterial virulence factors: the cag pathogenicity island (PAI), for which CagA is a marker, and the vacuolating cytotoxin VacA. Several studies have shown the clinical relevance of the determination of IgG anti-CagA antibodies. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of vacA and cagA genotypes of H....
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