Article
Molecular analysis of Helicobacter pylori virulent-associated genes in hepatobiliary patients.
HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association - 1 Nov 2012
Boonyanugomol Wongwarut, Chomvarin Chariya, Sripa Banchob, Chau-In Siri, Pugkhem Ake, Namwat Wises, Wongboot Warawan, Khampoosa Bandit
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The Helicobacter pylori virulence-associated genes in hepatobiliary patients, including vacA, iceA, babA2, cagA and cagE, have not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate these genes and the association of those and the clinical outcomes in hepatobiliary diseases. METHODS: Eighty H. pylori-PCR-positive cases were obtained from hepatobiliary patients, representing both...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Bile Duct Neoplasms
- Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
- Case-Control Studies
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Cholangiocarcinoma
