Comparison of Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA Virulence Genes from Gastric Biopsies and Stool Specimens

Helicobacter

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 601-607

  Sicinschi, Liviu A ^a   Correa, Pelayo ^a   Schneider, Barbara G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cagA; Detection; Genotypes; Helicobacter pylori; PCR; vacA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CAGA PROTEIN; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAGA GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FROZEN SECTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BIOPSY; VACA GENE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; DNA, BACTERIAL; FECES; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0346093587     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2003.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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