H pylori iceA alleles are disease-specific virulence factors

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2581-2585

  Caner, Vildan ^a   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Yonetci, Nadir ^a   Zencir, Sevil ^a   Karagenc, Nedim ^a   Kaleli, Ilknur ^a   Bagci, Huseyin ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Culture; H pylori; Real time; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHRONIC GASTRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH BIOPSY;

EID: 34250641566     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i18.2581     Document Type: Article

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