High Frequency of cagA and vacA s1a/m2 Genotype among Helicobacter pylori Infected Gastric Biopsies of Pakistani Children

The vacuolating cytotoxin VacA and cytotoxin associated gene product CagA, encoded by vacA and cagA are major virulence determinants associated with pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori. The presence and prevalence of two major H. pylori virulence associated genes among gastric biopsies of Pakistani...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, S., Bilal, R., Ali, S., Ali, M., Ahmad, T., Rasheed, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2011-01-01
Series:Malaysian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://web.usm.my/mjm/issues/vol7no3/Short%201.pdf