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CagA positive Helicobacter pylori in Brazilian children related to chronic gastritis.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2006
Gatti Luciano Lobo, Lábio Roger de, Silva Luiz Carlos da, Smith Marília de Arruda Cardoso, Payão Spencer Luiz Marques
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacterium. It colonizes the gastric mucosa of humans and persists for decades if not treated. Helicobacter pylori infection affects more than half of the world's population and invariably results in chronic gastritis. The cagA gene is present in about 60 to 70% of H. pylori strains; it encodes a high-molecular-weight protein (120 to 140 kDa) and several...
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