Study of the cytoxin-associated gene a (CagA gene) in Helicobacter pylori using gastric biopsies of Iraqi patients

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 69-74

  Kalaf, Elham A ^a   Al Khafaji, Zahra ^a   Yassen, Nahi ^b   Al Abbudi, Fadel ^c   Sadwen, Saad ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b MUSTANSIRIYAH UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^c BASRA UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

CagA; EPIYA; Gastric cancer; Gastric ulcer; Multimerization motifs

Indexed keywords

CAGA PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DUODENUM ULCER; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH ULCER;

ADULT; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMACH; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 84875923726     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.108474     Document Type: Article

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