Clinical and pathological importance of vacA allele heterogeneity and cagA status in peptic ulcer disease in patients from North Brazil

Clinical and pathological importance of vacA allele heterogeneity and cagA status in peptic ulcer disease in patients from North Brazil

We have examined the prevalence of gene cagA and vacA alleles in 129 patients, 69 with gastritis and 60 with peptic ulcer diseases from North Brazil and their relation with histopathological data. vacA and cagA genotype were determined by polymerase chain reaction. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was use...

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Main Authors: Luisa Caricio Martins, Tereza Cristina de Oliveira Corvelo, Samia Demachki, Marialva TF Araujo, Mônica Baraúna Assumpção, Simone Cristina Araujo Jucá Vilar, Felipe Bonfim Freitas, Hivana Patricia Melo Barbosa, Amanda Alves Fecury, Renata Kelly Costa do Amaral, Sidney Emanuel Batista dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
peptic ulcer
vacA alleles
cagA status
Brazil
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