Article
Helicobacter pylori cagA, vacA and iceA genotypes in northern Thai patients with gastric disease.
The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Mar 2007
Linpisarn Sukanya, Suwan Warissara, Lertprasertsuk Nirush, Koosirirat Chuchart, Steger Heinrich F, Prommuangyong Kunrunya, Phornphutkul Kannikar
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacterpylori, a common infectious bacterium, has been linked to chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Gastric biopsy specimens were obtained from 58 northern Thai patients with gastritis, 28 with gastric ulcer, 45 with duodenal ulcer and 4 with gastric cancer. cagA, vacA s1 and iceA gene was found in 88, 98, and 89% of the specimens, respectively. For vacA, the frequency of subtype s1a, s1c...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Risk Factors
- Thailand
- Virulence
