Anti-CagA IgG Antibody Is Independent from Helicobacter pylori VacA and CagA Genotypes

Background: Helicobacter pylori strains have two classical virulence genes, the cytotoxin-associated A (cagA) gene and the vacuolating cytotoxin A (vacA) gene, which are located in the cag pathogenicity island (cagPAI). Serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to H. pylori, especially, the CagA anti...

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Main Authors: Hashem Fakhre Yaseri, Mehdi Shakaraby, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Bacteriology
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Online Access:https://jmb.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmb/article/view/245