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Helicobacter pylori Strains from Duodenal Ulcer Patients Exhibit Mixed babA/B Genotypes with Low Levels of BabA Adhesin and Lewis b Binding.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Oct 2016
Saberi Samaneh, Schmidt Alexej, Eybpoosh Sana, Esmaili Maryam, Talebkhan Yeganeh, Mohajerani Nazanin, Oghalaie Akbar, Eshagh Hosseini Mahmoud, Mohagheghi Mohammad Ali, Bugaytova Jeanna, Borén Thomas, Mohammadi Marjan
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BACKGROUND: BabA is a Helicobacter pylori cell surface adhesin, which binds to the ABO/Le(b) histo-blood group antigens (Le(b)) and serves as a virulence factor. METHODS: H. pylori single colonies were isolated from 156 [non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD) = 97, duodenal ulcer (DU) = 34, gastric cancer (GC) = 25)] patients. babA and babB genes were evaluated by gene/locus-specific PCR. BabA protein expression and Le(b)...
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