Analysis of virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori isolated from a Vietnamese population

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Authors

Tomohisa Uchida · Oita University

Lam Tung Nguyen · Oita University

Akiko Takayama · Oita University

Tadayoshi Okimoto · Oita University

Masaaki Kodama · Oita University

Kazunari Murakami · Oita University

Takeshi Matsuhisa · Nippon Medical School

Abstract

Pre-EPIYA-region typing of the cagA gene could provide a new genetic marker of H. pylori genomic diversity. Our data support the hypothesis that vacA m1 is closely associated with gastric carcinogenesis.

Topics & Keywords

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Galectins and Cancer Biology Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Microbiology

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 175-175

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-175

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