Determination of the Status of Helicobacter Pylori SabA Gene in Relation to Clinical Findings

Background: Many Helicobacter pylori strains express adhesin proteins that bind to specific host-cell macromolecule receptors, like sialic acid binding adhesion (sabA). SabA-expressing strains have been associated with gastric cancer and negatively associated with duodenal ulcers. The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: Afsoon Taghavi, Mitra Rafizadeh, Hanieh Rezaee, Hossein Goudarzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Bacteriology
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Online Access:http://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/59/37