Association of peptic ulcer with increased expression of Lewis antigens, but not vacuolating cytotoxin activity or babA2 gene status, in Helicobacter pylori strains from China

Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-65

  Zheng, Peng Yuan ^a   Tang, Fu Ai ^a   Qi, Yuan Ming ^a   Li, Jian ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BabA 2 gene; Helicobacter pylori; Lewis blood group antigen; Peptic ulcer; Vacuolating cytotoxin

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; VACUOLATING TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; CHINA; CHINESE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HELA CELL; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LEWIS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER;

EID: 33644918591     PISSN: 14439611     EISSN: 14439573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2006.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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