Lack of correlation of vacA genotype, cagA gene of Helicobacter pylori and their expression products with various gastroduodenal diseases

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 703-706

  Zhang, Youli ^a   Liu, Houyu ^b   Zhou, Kang ^b  

^a Affil Hosp of Zhenjiang Med Coll   (China)

^b ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytotoxin associated gene; Cytoyoxin associated protein; Gastroduodenal disease; Helicobacter pylori; Vacuolating cytotoxin; Vacuolating toxin gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CAGA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; VACA PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; GASTRITIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HELA CELL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTIC ULCER; STOMACH TUMOR;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GASTRITIS; GENOTYPE; HELA CELLS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PEPTIC ULCER; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0345879688     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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