Helicobacter pylori cagA, iceA and vacA status in Taiwanese patients with peptic ulcer and gastritis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1244-1249

  Perng, Chin Lin ^a   Lin, Hwai Jeng ^a,d   Sun, I Chen ^a   Tseng, Guan Ying ^b,c  

^a VGH TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d Division of Gastroenterology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxin associated gene (cagA); Genotypes; Helicobacter pylori; iceA; Vacuolating cytotoxin (vacA)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CAGA PROTEIN; CYTOTOXIN; ICEA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAGA GENE; CELL VACUOLE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ICEA GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER; TAIWAN; VACA GENE;

EID: 0344873285     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03214.x     Document Type: Article

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