Association among H. pylori virulence markers dupA, cagA and vacA in Brazilian patients

Background:Only a few Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals develop severe gastric diseases and virulence factors of H. pyloriappear to be involved in such clinical outcomes. Duodenal ulcer promoting gene A (dupA) is a novel virulence factor ofHelicobacter pylori that is associated with duodenal...

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Main Authors: Weendelly Nayara Pereira, Mariane Avante Ferraz, Luanna Munhoz Zabaglia, Roger William de Labio, Wilson Aparecido Orcini, João Paulo Bianchi Ximenez, Agostinho Caleman Neto, Spencer Luiz Marques Payão, Lucas Trevizani Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200319&lng=en&tlng=en