Article
Study of the clinical relevance of Helicobacter pylori virulence genes to gastric diseases among Egyptian patients.
Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2016
El-Khlousy Mona, Rahman Eiman A, Mostafa Sally, Bassam Amira, Elgawad Heba A, Elnasr Mohamed S, Mohey Mohammad, Ghaith Doaa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Helicobacter pylori infection is common in Egypt. It has been associated with gastritis, ulcers and it is a risk factor for gastric cancer. We aimed to study the correlation between the presence of H. pylori virulence factors and the histopathological and endoscopic findings in gastric biopsies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Gastric biopsies from thirty seven patients scheduled for diagnostic...
Topics
- Alleles
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Biopsy
- Chromobox Protein Homolog 5
- Egypt
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
- Gastritis
- Genotype