Article
Amino acid polymorphisms flanking the EPIYA-A motif of Helicobacter pylori CagA C-terminal region is associated with gastric cancer in east China: experience from a single center.
Journal of digestive diseases - 1 Jul 2013
Chen Chun Yan, Wang Fang Yu, Wan Hai Jun, Jin Xin Xin, Wei Juan, Wang Zhen Kai, Liu Chang, Lu Heng, Shi Hui, Li Dong Hai, Liu Jiong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between gastroduodenal disease and the diversity of the cagA 3' variable region and the amino acid polymorphisms in the Glu-Pro-Ile-Tyr-Ala (EPIYA) segments of the CagA C-terminal region of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). METHODS: Gastric mucosal specimens from 170 patients in our center (Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China) were collected and the genomic...
Topics
- Adult
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- China
- Chronic Disease
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Female
