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Analysis and typing of the vacA gene from cagA-positive strains of Helicobacter pylori isolated in Japan
1 Jul 1997
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 50% of Helicobacter pylori strains produce a cytotoxin that is encoded by vacA and that induces vacuolation of eukaryotic cells. Mosaicism in vacA alleles was reported, and there are three different families of vacA signal sequences (s1a, s1b, and s2) and two different families of middle-region alleles (m1 and m2). In addition, the vacA genotype of a strain is associated with its cytotoxin phenotype...
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