| Literature DB >> 12110479 |
Abdussalam A R Ashour1, Paula P Magalhães, Edilberto N Mendes, Guilherme B Collares, Valquíria R de Gusmão, Dulciene M M Queiroz, Ana Margarida M F Nogueira, Gifone A Rocha, Celso A de Oliveira.
Abstract
This PCR-based analysis is the first molecular epidemiological study in Brazil testing Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA distribution in adults with gastric complaints, that includes a large number of carcinoma patients. Multiple-strain infection was identified in 11/13.4% patients. vacA s1-m1 and cagA(+) genotypes were the most common in patients with a non-mixed infection. All vacA s1 strains were s1b, so subtyping s1 strains was not useful. vacA s1b-m1 and cagA(+) strains were associated with higher prevalence of peptic ulcer and gastric carcinoma than vacA s2-m2 and cagA(-) ones. In conclusion, cagA and vacA genotyping may have clinical relevance in Brazil.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12110479 DOI： 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2002.tb00588.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol ISSN： 0928-8244