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Relation of CagA seropositivity to cagPAI phenotype and histological grade of gastritis in patients with Helicobacter pylori infection.
World journal of gastroenterology - 28 Jun 2005
Shimoyama Tadashi, Fukuda Shinsaku, Nakasato Fumika, Yoshimura Tetsuro, Mikami Tatsuya, Munakata Akihiro
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) possessing the cag pathogenicity island (PAI) has been associated with severe clinical outcome and CagA-antibody has been used to indicate cagPAI-positive infection. The aim of this study was to examine the accuracy of CagA seropositivity to indicate the virulence of the cagPAI in Japan. METHODS: Sixty isolates of H pylori cultured from gastric biopsies were...
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