cagE as a biomarker of the pathogenicity of Helicobacter pylori

Introduction Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gastro-duodenal diseases. Genes related to pathogenicity have been described for H. pylori and some of them appear to be associated with more severe clinical outcomes of the infection. The present study investigates the role of cagE as a...

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Main Authors: Ivy Bastos Ramis, Júlia Silveira Vianna, Lande Vieira da Silva Junior, Andrea Von Groll, Pedro Eduardo Almeida da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200185