Article
vacA s1m1 genotype and cagA EPIYA-ABC pattern are predominant among Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from Mexican patients with chronic gastritis.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2018
Atrisco-Morales Josefina, Martínez-Santos Verónica I, Román-Román Adolfo, Alarcón-Millán Judit, De Sampedro-Reyes José, Cruz-Del Carmen Iván, Martínez-Carrillo Dinorah N, Fernández-Tilapa Gloria
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Virulent genotypes of Helicobacter pylori vacA s1m1/cagA+/babA2+ have been associated with severe gastric diseases. VacA, CagA and BabA are polymorphic proteins, and their association with the disease is allele-dependent. The aims of this work were: (i) to determine the prevalence of H....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Bacterial Proteins
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Gastritis
- Gastroscopy
- Genotype
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Male