Article
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori cagA, vacA, iceA, babA2 genotypes in Polish children and adolescents with gastroduodenal disease.
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) - 22 Aug 2014
Biernat Monika Maria, Gościniak Grażyna, Iwańczak Barbara
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Infection with Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease in children and its consequences in adulthood can lead to serious complications, including in particular the development of gastric cancer. Our aim was to analyze the relationship between the occurrence of selected genes such as cagA, vacA, iceA, and babA2 determining pathogenicity of H. pylori strains...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Adolescent
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Bacterial Proteins
- Child
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Peptic Ulcer
- Poland
