Article
Analysis of virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori isolated from a Vietnamese population.
BMC microbiology - 23 Aug 2009
Uchida Tomohisa, Nguyen Lam Tung, Takayama Akiko, Okimoto Tadayoshi, Kodama Masaaki, Murakami Kazunari, Matsuhisa Takeshi, Trinh Tuan Dung, Ta Long, Ho Dang Quy Dung, Hoang Hoa Hai, Kishida Tetsuko, Fujioka Toshio, Moriyama Masatsugu, Yamaoka Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The incidence of gastric cancer differs among countries in Asia, and it has been suggested that virulence factors associated with Helicobacter pylori are partly responsible. The aim of this study was to investigate several genetic factors regarded as virulence or molecular epidemiolog...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male