CagA phosphorylation EPIYA-C motifs and the vacA i genotype in Helicobacter pylori strains of asymptomatic children from a high-risk gastric cancer area in northeastern Brazil

CagA phosphorylation EPIYA-C motifs and the vacA i genotype in Helicobacter pylori strains of asymptomatic children from a high-risk gastric cancer area in northeastern Brazil

Helicobacter pylori infection is one of the most common infections worldwide and is associated with gastric diseases. Virulence factors such as VacA and CagA have been shown to increase the risk of these diseases. Studies have suggested a causal role of CagA EPIYA-C in gastric carcino...

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Main Authors: Lucia Libanez Bessa Campelo Braga, Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira, Maria Helane Rocha Batista Gonçalves, Fernando Kennedy Chaves, Tiago Gomes da Silva Benigno, Adriana Dias Gomes, Cícero Igor Simões Moura Silva, Charles Anacleto, Sérgio de Assis Batista, Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
H. pylori CagA-EPIYA
H. pylori/vacA
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