Article
Prevalence and correlation with clinical diseases of Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genotype among gastric patients from Northeast China.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Aziz Faisal, Chen Xin, Yang Xuesong, Yan Qiu
Abstract excerpt
Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA genes have significant genetic heterogenicity, resulting in different clinical outcomes. Northeast part of China has reported high prevalence of H. pylori infections and gastric cancer. Hence, we investigated the H. pylori cagA and vacA genotypes with clinical outcomes in Northeast China. Gastric tissue samples (n = 169), chronic gastritis (GIs), gastric ulcer (GU), and gastric...
Topics
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- China
- Female
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male
- Prevalence
- Stomach Diseases
