Article
Significance of Lewis phenotyping using saliva and gastric tissue: comparison with the Lewis phenotype inferred from Lewis and secretor genotypes.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Hong Yun Ji, Hwang Sang Mee, Kim Taek Soo, Song Eun Young, Park Kyoung Un, Song Junghan, Han Kyou-Sup
Abstract excerpt
Lewis phenotypes using various types of specimen were compared with the Lewis phenotype predicted from Lewis and Secretor genotypes. This is the first logical step in explaining the association between the Lewis expression and Helicobacter pylori. We performed a study of the followings on 209 patients who underwent routine gastroscopy: erythrocyte and saliva Lewis phenotyping, gastric Lewis phenotyping by the...
Topics
- Adult
- Erythrocytes
- Female
- Fucosyltransferases
- Gastric Mucosa
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Male
- Phenotype