Helicobacter pylori vacA Genotypes in Chronic Gastritis and Gastric Carcinoma Patients from Macau, China

Helicobacter pylori vacA Genotypes in Chronic Gastritis and Gastric Carcinoma Patients from Macau, China

Helicobacter pylori is the major triggering factor for gastric carcinoma, but only a small proportion of infected patients develop this disease. Differences in virulence observed among H. pylori strains, namely in the vacuolating cytotoxin vacA gene, may contribute to this discrepancy. Infection wit...

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Main Authors: Ines Pinto-Ribeiro, Rui M. Ferreira, Sellma Batalha, Thazin Hlaing, Sio In Wong, Fatima Carneiro, Ceu Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
vacA gene
genotyping
gastric carcinoma
China
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/5/142

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