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Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis is related to babA2 expression without heterogeneity of the 3' region of the cagA genotype in gastric biopsy specimens.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2007
Xie X F, Ito M, Sumii M, Tanaka S, Yoshihara M, Chayama K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) is the major virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori strains and affects the clinical outcome of patients. Blood group antigen binding adhesin (BabA) helps the strains adhere to the epithelial cell layer and is the most important adhesin of H. pylori. OBJECTIVES: We tried to study the association between the status of babA2 and cagA in H. pylori strains and...
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