Associations between the Plasticity Region Genes of Helicobacter pylori and Gastroduodenal Diseases in a High-Prevalence Area.
Document Type
Article
Department
Medicine
Abstract
Background/Aims: Genes associated with the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) plasticity region may play a role in the pathogenesis of H. pylori. We compared the genes jhp0940, jhp0947, and jhp0986 in H. pylori isolates from Patients with different gastroduodenal diseases and in different age groups. Methods: The H. pylori hyperplasticity region genes jhp0940, jhp0947, and jhp0986 were studied by PCR. We also evaluated whether these genes were related to the cytotoxin-associated gene (cagA) and histology findings. Results: Of the Patient cohort, 71 (62%) were positive for jhp0940, 67 (59%) for jhp0947, 12 (10%) for jhp0986, and 69 (60%) for cagA. jhp0940 (n=18, 67%) and jhp0947 (n=23, 85%) were found more frequently in duodenal ulcer (DU) Patients than in gastritis Patients (n=14, 39%, p=0.029 and p
Publication (Name of Journal)
Gut and Liver
Recommended Citation
Yakoob, J.,
Abbas, Z.,
Naz, S.,
Islam, M.,
Abid, S.,
Jafri, W.
(2010). Associations between the Plasticity Region Genes of Helicobacter pylori and Gastroduodenal Diseases in a High-Prevalence Area.. Gut and Liver, 4(3), 345-50.
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