Article
Diversity of vacA and cagA genes of Helicobacter pylori in Japanese children.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Jul 2004
Azuma T, Kato S, Zhou W, Yamazaki S, Yamakawa A, Ohtani M, Fujiwara S, Minoura T, Iinuma K, Kato T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection is generally acquired in childhood and persists as an asymptomatic infection for decades in most infected individuals. Only a minority develops a clinical outcome even in childhood, such as peptic ulcer. It has been reported that H. pylori infection with...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Japan
- Male