Helicobacter pylori vacA s1m1 genotype but not cagA or babA2 increase the risk of ulcer and gastric cancer in patients from Southern Mexico

Abstract Background The vacA, cagA and babA2 genotypes of Helicobacter pylori are associated with gastric pathology. The objectives were to determine the frequency of infection and distribution of the vacA, cagA and babA2 genotypes of H. pylori in patients with gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis and g...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Román-Román, Dinorah Nashely Martínez-Carrillo, Josefina Atrisco-Morales, Julio César Azúcar-Heziquio, Abner Saúl Cuevas-Caballero, Carlos Alberto Castañón-Sánchez, Roxana Reyes-Ríos, Reyes Betancourt-Linares, Salomón Reyes-Navarrete, Iván Cruz-del Carmen, Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce, Enoc Mariano Cortés-Malagón, Gloria Fernández-Tilapa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-017-0167-z