Distinctiveness of the cagA Genotype in Children and Adults with Peptic Symptoms in South China

Helicobacter

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 248-255

  Li, Juan ^a,b   Ou, Zhiying ^c   Wang, Fangjin ^b   Guo, Yu ^b   Zhang, Ren ^d   Zhang, Jun ^b   Li, Peiqiong ^e   Xu, Weijie ^b   He, Yunshao ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Department of Pathology   (China)

^d GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CagA; Genotype; Helicobacter pylori; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN; UREASE; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHIC GASTRITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GROUPS BY AGE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEPTIC ULCER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; YOUNG ADULT;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 68349102091     PISSN: 10834389     EISSN: 15235378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2009.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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