Evaluating the relationship between serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and A (IgA) anti-CagA antibody and the cagA gene in patients with dyspepsia
Background and Objectives: The cytotoxin-associated gene (cag) pathogenicity island is reported to be a major virulence factor of Helicobacter pylori infection. It is previously reported that the cagA-positive strains are more virulent, so it can be postulated that the cagA-positive gastritis will...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2017-08-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/827 |