A comprehensive sequence and disease correlation analyses for the C-terminal region of CagA protein of Helicobacter pylori.

Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection is known to be associated with the development of peptic ulcer, gastric cancer and gastric lymphoma. Currently, the bacterial factors of H. pylori are reported to be important in the development of gastroduodenal diseases. CagA protein, encoded by the cagA, is t...

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Main Authors: Youlin Xia, Yoshio Yamaoka, Qi Zhu, Ivan Matha, Xiaolian Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2768901?pdf=render