Presence of the cagA gene in the majority of Helicobacter pylori strains is independent of whether the individual has duodenal ulcer or asymptomatic gastritis

Helicobacter

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-111

  Go, Mae F ^a,b   Graham, David Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENETICS; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DUODENAL ULCER; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030153814     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.1996.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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