Article
cagA genotype and variants in Chinese Helicobacter pylori strains and relationship to gastroduodenal diseases.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2004
Zhou Jianchang, Zhang Jianzhong, Xu Caipu, He Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have implicated CagA [encoded by cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA)] in Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal pathology and distinct subgenotypes of cagA may circulate in different pathological manifestations of cagA-positive H. pylori infection. To investigate cagA genot...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- China
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Peptic Ulcer
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
