Article
CagA subtyping in Helicobacter pylori isolates from gastric cancer patients in an ethnic Kashmiri population.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Jan 2014
Qadri Qurteeba, Afroze Dil, Rasool Roohi, Gulzar G M, Naqash Sameer, Siddiqi Mushtaq A, Shah Zafar A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: The association between gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori has been well established. Among H. pylori virulence genes the most important determinant is the cytotoxin associated antigen gene (cagA) which is characterized by the presence of repeated EPIYA motifs at the C terminus of...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- DNA, Bacterial
- Gastritis
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- India
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
