Article
Relationship between Helicobacter pylori virulence genes and clinical outcomes in Saudi patients.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Feb 2012
Marie Mohammed Ali M
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori has been strongly associated with gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and it is a risk factor for gastric cancer. Two major virulence factors of H. pylori have been described: the cytotoxin-associated gene product (cagA) and the vacuolating toxin (vacA). Since considerable geographic diversity in the prevalence of H. pylori virulence factors has been reported, the aim of this work was to...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
