Article
Helicobacter pylori cagA and iceA genotypes status and risk of peptic ulcer in Saudi patients.
Saudi medical journal - 1 Mar 2007
Momenah Aiman M, Tayeb Mohammed T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of cagA+ and iceA genotypes among Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isolates from a group of Saudi patients with gastric complaints, and to find out any significant correlation between these strains and severe gastric clinical outcomes such as peptic ulcer and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biopsy, Needle
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gastritis
- Gastroscopy
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
