Article
CagA status and VacA subtypes of Helicobacter pylori in relation to histopathologic findings in Iranian population.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Molaei Mahsa, Foroughi Forough, Mashayekhi Reza, Haghazali Mehrdad, Zojaji Homayoon, Jafari Fereshteh, Dabiri Hossein, Zali Mohammad Reza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to detect dominant cagA/vacA genotypes of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) and determine correlations between different cagA/vacA genotypes and histologic features of chronic gastritis in Iranian patients. METHODS: Gastric biopsy was taken from 166 p...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biopsy
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Histocytochemistry
- Humans
- Iran
- Male
- Middle Aged