Infection with Helicobacter pylori strains carrying babA2 and cagA is associated with an increased risk of peptic ulcer disease development in Iraq

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 166-169

  Abdullah, Shahla M ^a   Hussein, Nawfal R ^b   Salih, Azad M ^b   Merza, Muayad A ^b   Goreal, Amer A ^b   Odeesh, Odeesh Y ^c   Majed, Halat S ^d   Assafi, Mahde A ^e   Hawrami, Khidir ^a  

^a KOYA UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK   (Iraq)

^c Azadi Teaching Hospital   (Iraq)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BabA; CagA; H. pylori; IceA; Iraq

Indexed keywords

BABA2 PROTEIN; CAGA PROTEIN; ICEA PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IRAQ; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84874444419     PISSN: 16871979     EISSN: 20902387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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